Michigan Laws 324.17329 – Violation; penalty; suspension or revocation of registration; deposit of fine in electronic waste recycling fund
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.17329
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.17301
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Recycler: means a person who as a principal component of business operations acquires covered electronic devices and sorts and processes the covered electronic devices to facilitate recycling or resource recovery techniques. See Michigan Laws 324.17301
(1) A person who violates this part may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00 for the first violation or not more than $2,500.00 for a second or subsequent violation.
(2) A person who knowingly violates this part or who knowingly submits false information to the department under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00. Each day on which a violation described in this subsection occurs represents a separate violation.
(3) After a contested case hearing, the department may suspend or revoke the registration of a recycler that violates this part a third or subsequent time. The department shall provide notice of the suspension or revocation on its website.
(4) A civil fine collected under this section shall be deposited in the electronic waste recycling fund created in section 17327.