Sec. 28. The department shall not accept for filing a franchise that involves a pyramid promotional scheme that violates the pyramid promotional scheme act, MCL 445.2581 to 445.2586.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1528
Pyramid
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Gold Unlimited, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in 112 F. Supp. 3d 580 - Kerrigan v. Visalus, Inc. (June 2015)
1974, Act 269, Eff
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