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MI SB0768

Bill

Status

Passed

5/31/2012

Primary Sponsor

John Pappageorge

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Origin

Senate

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits knowingly selling, purchasing, installing, transferring, or possessing automated sales suppression devices (zappers) or phantom-ware in Michigan

  • Establishes criminal penalty of 1-5 years imprisonment and up to $100,000 fine for violations

  • Requires violators to pay all taxes and penalties owed to the state resulting from fraudulent use and forfeit all profits from the device sale or use

  • Defines automated sales suppression devices as software that falsifies electronic cash register records and phantom-ware as hidden programming that creates virtual tills or manipulates transaction records

  • Effective August 29, 2012

Legislative Description

Crimes; business crimes; possession, manufacturing, installation, transfer, or sale of an automated sales suppression device; prohibit. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 411w.

Crimes, penalties

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0146'12 With Immediate Effect

5/31/2012

Committee Referrals

Commerce12/1/2011
Judiciary10/20/2011

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