Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 54 of 1994 – Wheelchairs
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- Collateral costs: means expenses incurred by a consumer in connection with the repair of a nonconformity in a wheelchair, including the cost of an alternative wheelchair or other assistive device or service for mobility. See Michigan Laws 445.1081
- Consumer: means any of the following:
(i) The purchaser of a wheelchair, if the wheelchair was purchased from a wheelchair dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale. See Michigan Laws 445.1081Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Early termination cost: means an expense or obligation that a wheelchair lessor incurs as a result of both the termination of a written lease before the termination date of the lease and the return of a wheelchair to a manufacturer under section 3. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Early termination savings: means an expense or obligation that a wheelchair lessor avoids as a result of both the termination of a written lease before the termination date of the lease and the return of a wheelchair to a manufacturer under section 3. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Express warranty: means an express warranty as determined under the uniform commercial code, Act No. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Manufacturer: means a person who manufactures or assembles wheelchairs and agents of that person, including an importer, a distributor, factory branch, distributor branch, and any warrantors of the manufacturer's wheelchairs, but does not include a wheelchair dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Nonconformity: means a condition or defect that substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of a wheelchair and that is covered by an express warranty applicable to the wheelchair or to a component of the wheelchair, but does not include a condition or defect that is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modification or alteration of the wheelchair by a consumer. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Reasonable attempt to repair: means either or both of the following occurring within the term of an express warranty applicable to a new wheelchair or within 1 year after first delivery of the wheelchair to a consumer, whichever is sooner:
(i) The same nonconformity is subject to repair at least 4 times by the manufacturer, wheelchair lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized wheelchair dealers. See Michigan Laws 445.1081state: 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC Wheelchair: means a chair mounted on wheels used by a person with a disability to enhance mobility. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Wheelchair dealer: means a person who is in the business of selling wheelchairs. See Michigan Laws 445.1081 Wheelchair lessor: means a person who leases a wheelchair to a consumer, or who holds the lessor's rights under a written lease. See Michigan Laws 445.1081