Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b (2026)

Contact with individual or family member sustaining personal injury as result of motor vehicle accident; prohibition; exceptions; definitions; violation as misdemeanor; costs.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.410b Contact with individual or family member sustaining personal injury as result of motor vehicle accident; prohibition; exceptions; definitions; violation as misdemeanor; costs.

Sec. 410b.

(1) A person shall not intentionally contact any individual that the person knows has sustained a personal injury as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident, or an immediate family member of that individual, with a direct solicitation to provide a service until the expiration of 30 days after the date of that motor vehicle accident. This subsection does not apply if either of the following circumstances exists:

(a) The individual or his or her immediate family member has requested the contact from that person.

(b) The person is an employee or agent of an insurance company and the person is contacting the individual or his or her family member on behalf of that insurance company to adjust a claim. This subdivision does not apply to a referral of the individual or his or her immediate family member to an attorney or to any other person for representation by an attorney.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Direct solicitation to provide a service" means a verbal or written solicitation or offer, including by electronic means, made to the injured individual or a family member seeking to provide a service for a fee or other remuneration that is based upon the knowledge or belief that the individual has sustained a personal injury as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident and that is directed toward that individual or a family member.

(b) "Immediate family member" means the individual's spouse, parent, child, or sibling.

(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), by a fine of not more than $30,000.00.

(b) For a second or subsequent violation of this section, by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $60,000.00, or both.

(4) The court may order an individual convicted of violating this section to pay the costs of prosecution as provided in the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.

History: Add. 2013, Act 219, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018).

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Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). “224 ; MCL 750.224b ; MCL 750.224c ; MCL 750.224e ; MCL 750.”

Stephanie Lynn Richardson v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 8× “410 and MCL 750.410b, do not apply in this civil matter.”

Michigan Pain Mgmt. PLLC v. Enter. Leasing Co. of Detroit LLC (E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 6× “First, Enterprise has not put forth any admissible evidence to support its position that Michigan Pain directly solicited Gilmore in violation of § 750.410b. As Michigan Pain points out, Enterprise primarily bases its claim of solicitation on Gilmore’s deposition, which was…”

People v. Cunningham, 852 N.W.2d 118 (Mich. 2014). “In addition, in 2013, the Legislature authorized courts to order an individual convicted of soliciting a personal injury victim, MCL 750.410b, “to pay the costs of prosecution as provided in the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175 , MCL 760.”

Kenneth Morrissette v. John Doe (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 750.410b. -2- to Lutwin was not privileged and that “the issue of whether or not [Falzon] referred this gentleman for any kind of medical treatment is relevant.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b(1) — 1 case

Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). “224 ; MCL 750.224b ; MCL 750.224c ; MCL 750.224e ; MCL 750.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b(1)(a) — 1 case

Stephanie Lynn Richardson v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “410 and MCL 750.410b, do not apply in this civil matter.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b(2)(a) — 1 case

Stephanie Lynn Richardson v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “410 and MCL 750.410b, do not apply in this civil matter.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b(3) — 1 case

Stephanie Lynn Richardson v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “410 and MCL 750.410b, do not apply in this civil matter.”

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