Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.429 (2026)

Employing solicitors, cappers, or drummers.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.429 Employing solicitors, cappers, or drummers.

Sec. 429.

Any physician or surgeon engaged in the practice of medicine in this state who shall employ any solicitor, capper, or drummer for the purpose of procuring patients, or who shall subsidize any hotel or boarding house, or who shall pay or present to any person money or other valuable gift for bringing patients to him or her, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.429 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 1 of Act 157 of 1907, being CL 1915, § 6737; and CL 1929, § 6752.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Orlando Scott v. Michigan Auto. Ins. Placement Facility (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).

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Orlando Scott v. Michigan Auto. Ins. Placement Facility (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “410, MCL 750.429 and MRCP 7.3. * * * 43. That Plaintiff/Claimant is obviously ineligible·for·benefits·from·the Michigan·Automobile Insurance Placement Facility and/or Michigan Assigned Claims Plan and/or any assigned insurer.”

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