Terms Used In Michigan Laws 37.305

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the department of civil rights. See Michigan Laws 37.301
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • person with a disability: includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
  (i) Post-traumatic stress disorder. See Michigan Laws 37.301
  • Service animal: means all of the following:
  •   (i) That term as defined in 28 C. See Michigan Laws 37.301
      The department shall use its existing telephone complaint hotline to receive reports of problems encountered by a person with a disability using a service animal and to receive reports of a person impersonating a person with a disability and using a service animal. The department may refer an alleged violation of section 3(2)(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.