Michigan Laws 408.820 – Smoking or carrying lighted tobacco in passenger elevators prohibited; posting sign; receptacles
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.820
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
(1) A person shall not smoke or carry lighted tobacco in any form in a passenger elevator in any building, structure, or premises in this state. A person who has control or management of any building, structure, or premises equipped with a passenger elevator shall not permit smoking or the carrying of lighted tobacco in any form in the elevator.
(2) The owner, occupant, firm, or corporation that has control or management of a building, structure, or premises equipped with 1 or more passenger elevators shall do both of the following:
(a) Post in each elevator a sign reading, “Smoking prohibited by law — violators subject to fine of $50.00 or 90 days’ imprisonment”.
(b) Provide and locate near each elevator entrance at each floor a noncombustible receptacle approved by the bureau of fire services created in section 1b of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1b, for the proper disposal of cigar and cigarette stubs, pipe ash, or lighted tobacco in any form.