Michigan Laws 445.871 – Violation of order of circuit court; civil penalty
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.871
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.852
- 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
Any person who violates any order of a circuit court issued pursuant to this act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00. For the purpose of this section, the court issuing any order shall retain jurisdiction for a period of 10 years and the cause shall be continued for that period, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties during the period of any order.