Michigan Laws 333.16291 – Violation; injunctive relief; criminal proceeding; prosecution
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(1) Upon a violation of this article or of a rule or order of a board or task force, a disciplinary subcommittee, or the department, the circuit court for the county in which the violation occurs may restrain and enjoin a person from the violation. A board or task force, a disciplinary subcommittee, or the department shall seek injunctive relief through the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the violation occurs. This proceeding may be in addition to and is not in lieu of a criminal prosecution or proceeding as to a license or registration.
(2) The department, a board or task force, or a disciplinary subcommittee, may request the attorney general or prosecuting attorney to prosecute a person violating this article. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney may prosecute a violation of this article.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.16291
- Board: as used in this part means each board created in this article and as used in any other part covering a specific health profession means the board created in that part. See Michigan Laws 333.16103
- License: except as otherwise provided in this subsection and section 17708(2), means an authorization issued under this article to practice where practice would otherwise be unlawful. See Michigan Laws 333.16106
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Registration: means an authorization only for the use of a designated title which use would otherwise be prohibited under this article. See Michigan Laws 333.16108