Michigan § 445.903c Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor.

Michigan Statutes

§ 445.903c — Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor.

Michigan § 445.903c

Ch. 445TRADE AND COMMERCE

Act 331 of 1976MICHIGAN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (445.901-445.922)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.903c (2026).

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MICHIGAN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT) Act 331 of 1976 445.903c Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor. Sec. 3c.

(1)A person shall not advertise or cause to be listed in a telephone directory an assumed or fictitious business name that intentionally misrepresents where the business is actually located or operating or falsely states that the business is located or operating in the same area covered by the telephone directory.

(2)A person who violates this section is subject to a civil fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $10,000.00.

(3)This section does not apply to a telephone service provider or to the publisher or distributor of a te

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MICHIGAN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT) Act 331 of 1976 445.903c Advertising or listing in telephone directory; misrepresenting name or location prohibited; violation; penalty; applicability to telephone service provider, publisher, or distributor. Sec. 3c. (1) A person shall not advertise or cause to be listed in a telephone directory an assumed or fictitious business name that intentionally misrepresents where the business is actually located or operating or falsely states that the business is located or operating in the same area covered by the telephone directory. (2) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $10,000.00. (3) This section does not apply to a telephone service provider or to the publisher or distributor of a telephone service directory, unless the conduct proscribed in this section is on behalf of that telephone service provider or that publisher or distributor.