Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 722 > Act 31 of 1915 - Youth Tobacco Act

• Alternative nicotine product: means a noncombustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any other means. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
• Minor: means an individual who is less than 21 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Person who sells tobacco products at retail: means a person whose ordinary course of business consists, in whole or in part, of the retail sale of tobacco products subject to state sales tax. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• Person who sells vapor products or alternative nicotine products at retail: means a person whose ordinary course of business consists, in whole or in part, of the retail sale of vapor products or alternative nicotine products. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Public place: means a public street, sidewalk, or park or any area open to the general public in a publicly owned or operated building or public place of business. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• 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
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Tobacco product: means a product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, noncigarette smoking tobacco, or smokeless tobacco, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 722.644
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
• Vapor product: means a noncombustible product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine or any other substance, and the use or inhalation of which simulates smoking. See Michigan Laws 722.644