Michigan Laws 123.1425 – Prohibited licensing requirements by local government; limitation on enforcement
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1425
- Licensing: means any training, education, or fee required for an individual to perform work in a specific occupation in a political subdivision, in this state, or in any other governmental unit in this state. See Michigan Laws 123.1423
- Licensing authority: means an agency, examining board, credentialing board, or other office of a political subdivision or other governmental unit that has the authority to impose fees or other licensing requirements on an individual as a condition to performing work in a specific occupation in that governmental unit. See Michigan Laws 123.1423
- Political subdivision: means a city, township, village, or county of this state. See Michigan Laws 123.1423
- 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
(1) Beginning January 1, 2018, a political subdivision shall not impose any licensing requirements on any individuals who perform a specific occupation if the political subdivision does not already impose licensing requirements on that occupation. However, a political subdivision may continue to regulate any occupation that is subject to licensing requirements in that political subdivision before January 1, 2018.
(2) If an occupation is subject to licensing requirements imposed by the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or any other licensing authority of this state, a political subdivision of this state shall not impose any regulations on that occupation that add additional licensing requirements to those already imposed by the licensing authority of this state.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2018, if the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or any other licensing authority of this state imposes any new licensing requirements on any occupation that was previously unregulated by the state, and if the political subdivision has licensing requirements that regulate that occupation in effect at the time the new state licensing requirements take effect, the political subdivision may not continue to enforce its licensing requirements for that occupation on or after the date when the state licensing requirements take effect.