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- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Applicant: means a person that is seeking a license to engage in the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions under this act. See Michigan Laws 487.2122
- Check: means a draft that is payable on demand and drawn on a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. See Michigan Laws 487.2122
- city: whenever used in this act , shall be construed to mean a city incorporated under this act, or made subject to its provisions. See Michigan Laws 113.10
- Commissioner: means the director or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 487.2122
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Customer: means an individual who inquires into the availability of or applies for a deferred presentment service transaction or a drawer who enters into a deferred presentment service transaction. See Michigan Laws 487.2122
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Database provider: means 1 of the following:
(i) A third party provider selected by the director under section 22 to operate the statewide database described in that section. See Michigan Laws 487.2122Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. deferred presentment service transaction: means a transaction between a licensee and a customer under which the licensee agrees to do all of the following:
(i) Pay to the customer an agreed-upon amount in exchange for a fee. See Michigan Laws 487.2122Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Drawer: means a customer who enters into a deferred presentment service transaction with a licensee. See Michigan Laws 487.2122 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Licensee: means a person that is licensed to engage in the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions under this act. See Michigan Laws 487.2122 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Maturity date: means the date on which a drawer's check is to be redeemed, presented for payment, or entered into the check-clearing process in a deferred presentment service transaction. See Michigan Laws 487.2122 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity except a governmental entity. See Michigan Laws 487.2122 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Probate: Proving a will Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge. veteran: means an individual who meets all of the following:
(a) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35. See Michigan Laws 35.441