Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.427
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Civil action; criminal prosecution.
Official statutory text
Sec. 17.
The attorney general upon investigation and determination that this act or a rule promulgated under this act was violated, shall do either of the following:
Initiate a civil action to enforce this act.
Begin criminal prosecution for the imposition of criminal penalties provided by this act in the judicial district in which the alleged violation occurred.
History: 1978, Act 472, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1978
The attorney general upon investigation and determination that this act or a rule promulgated under this act was violated, shall do either of the following:
Initiate a civil action to enforce this act.
Begin criminal prosecution for the imposition of criminal penalties provided by this act in the judicial district in which the alleged violation occurred.
History: 1978, Act 472, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1978
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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