Michigan Laws 722.687 – Dissemination of ultra-violent explicit video game to minor; prohibition; violation; penalties
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.687
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Disseminate: means to sell, lend, give, exhibit, show, or allow to examine or to offer or agree to do the same. See Michigan Laws 722.686
- Harmful to minors: means having all of the following characteristics:
(i) Considered as a whole, appeals to the morbid interest in asocial, aggressive behavior of minors as determined by contemporary local community standards. See Michigan Laws 722.686Minor: means a person less than 17 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.686 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l 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 Ultra-violent explicit video game: means a video game that continually and repetitively depicts extreme and loathsome violence. See Michigan Laws 722.686
(1) A person shall not knowingly disseminate to a minor an ultra-violent explicit video game that is harmful to minors. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who violates this subsection is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $5,000.00.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) and who has 1 prior determination of responsibility under this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $15,000.00.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) and who has 2 or more prior determinations of responsibility under this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $40,000.00. In imposing a fine under this subsection, the court shall consider the scope of the defendant‘s commercial activity in disseminating ultra-violent explicit video games to minors.