Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26429

  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  • patient: means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  • Registry identification card: means a document issued by the marijuana regulatory agency that identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  • Written certification: means a document signed by a physician, stating all of the following:
  (1) The patient's debilitating medical condition. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  

9. Enforcement of this Act.

  Sec. 9. (a) If the department fails to adopt rules to implement this act within 120 days of the effective date of this act, a qualifying patient may commence an action in the circuit court for the county of Ingham to compel the department to perform the actions mandated pursuant to the provisions of this act.
  (b) If the department fails to issue a valid registry identification card in response to a valid application or renewal submitted pursuant to this act within 20 days of its submission, the registry identification card shall be deemed granted, and a copy of the registry identification application or renewal shall be deemed a valid registry identification card.
  (c) If at any time after the 140 days following the effective date of this act the department is not accepting applications, including if it has not created rules allowing qualifying patients to submit applications, a notarized statement by a qualifying patient containing the information required in an application, pursuant to section 6(a)(3)-(6) together with a written certification, shall be deemed a valid registry identification card.