Michigan Laws 483.161 – Penalties
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(1) A person who violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation for each day that the violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $500,000.00 for any related series of violations.
(2) In determining the amount of the fine, the commission shall consider all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 483.161
- Commission: means the public service commission. See Michigan Laws 483.151
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of such an entity. See Michigan Laws 483.151
- 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
(a) The effect on the ability of the person charged to continue in business.
(b) The nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation.
(c) Any good faith effort by the person charged to comply with the requirements of this act.
(d) The degree of culpability of the person charged.
(e) The history of prior violations of the person charged.
(f) The ability of the person charged to pay.
(g) Other matters as justice may require.
(3) The amount of the penalty stipulated may be deducted from a sum the state owes the person charged or may be recovered in a civil action in the Ingham county circuit court.
(4) A person who willfully and knowingly defaces, damages, removes, or destroys a pipeline sign or right-of-way marker required by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both, for each offense.