HOUSE BILL No. 5056


     July 15, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Basham, DeHart, Hanley, Goschka, Cherry, Hale and Stallworth and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 12917.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 12917.  (1) IF A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT CHARGES AN

 2    AUTOMATIC GRATUITY FOR EACH MEAL, DRINK, CUSTOMER, OR TABLE

 3    SERVED, THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL INCLUDE ON EACH BILL

 4    A NOTICE OF THE AUTOMATIC GRATUITY.  THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISH-

 5    MENT SHALL INCLUDE IN THE NOTICE AT LEAST THE AMOUNT OF THE GRA-

 6    TUITY CHARGED, EXPRESSED EITHER AS A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT OR AS A

 7    PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL BILL.  THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT

 8    SHALL PRINT THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION ON EACH BILL

 9    IN A TYPE SIZE AND FORMAT THAT IS CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE

10    IN CONTRAST TO THE SURROUNDING PRINTED MATERIAL ON THE BILL.




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 1         (2) A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THAT VIOLATES SUBSECTION

 2    (1) IS SUBJECT TO LICENSURE SANCTION UNDER SECTION 12907,

 3    INJUNCTION UNDER SECTION 12921, AND CRIMINAL PENALTY UNDER SEC-

 4    TION 12922.
















































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