Act No. 209

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

July 10, 2008

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 14, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2008

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Reps. Sak, Meadows, Simpson, Spade, Angerer, Ball, Bauer, Bennett, Brandenburg, Brown, Byrum, Clack, Clemente, Constan, Donigan, Espinoza, Farrah, Garfield, Gonzales, Green, Hammel, Hammon, Hopgood, Johnson, Robert Jones, LeBlanc, Leland, Lemmons, Mayes, Melton, Miller, Polidori, Scott, Sheltrown, Alma Smith, Tobocman, Valentine and Young

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4680

AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 331, entitled "An act to prohibit certain methods, acts, and practices in trade or commerce; to prescribe certain powers and duties; to provide for certain remedies, damages, and penalties; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for certain investigations; and to prescribe penalties," (MCL 445.901 to 445.922) by adding section 3g.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3g. A person engaged in the retail sale of goods or services shall not sell a gift certificate to a consumer that expires within a period of less than 5 years.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4050.

(b) House Bill No. 4317.

(c) Senate Bill No. 388.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect November 1, 2008.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor