Michigan Laws 445.486 – Prohibited conduct
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A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer shall not:
(a) Knowingly receive or purchase a precious item from any person who is less than 18 years of age or any person known by the dealer or agent or employee of the dealer to have been convicted of theft or receipt of stolen property within the preceding 5 years, whether the person is acting in his or her own behalf or as the agent of another.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.486
- Agent or employee: means a person who, for compensation or valuable consideration, is employed either directly or indirectly by a dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.482
- Dealer: means any person, corporation, partnership, or association, which, in whole or in part, engages in the ordinary course of repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving precious items from the public within this state. See Michigan Laws 445.482
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Precious item: means jewelry, a precious gem, or an item containing gold, silver, or platinum. See Michigan Laws 445.482
- 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
(b) Knowingly receive or purchase a precious item from a person unless that person presents a valid driver’s license or a valid state of Michigan personal identification card.