Michigan Laws 445.318 – Charging higher price than price displayed on item; violation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.318
- Automatic checkout system: means an electronic device, computer, or machine that determines the price of a consumer item by using a product identity code. See Michigan Laws 445.312
- Consumer item: means an article of tangible personal property used or consumed, or bought for use or consumption, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 445.312
- 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.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.312
- Total price: means the full purchase price of a consumer item, excluding sales tax and container deposit. See Michigan Laws 445.312
(1) A person shall not knowingly charge or attempt to charge for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 a retail sale price that is higher than the price displayed for that item.
(2) It is not a violation of subsection (1) to charge a total price for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 that is less than the price displayed for that item.
(3) It is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if a price a person charges or attempts to charge for a consumer item that is subject to section 7 is established by electronic identification or calculation by an automatic checkout system and that price exceeds the price displayed for that item.