Sec. 501. It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security or the organization or operation of a Michigan investment market under article 4A, to directly or indirectly do any of the following: (a) Employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud. (b) Make an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (c) Engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on another person.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2501
Unlawful conduct; fraud
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 997 F. Supp. 2d 710 - JAC Holding Enterprises, Inc. v. Atrium Capital Partners, LLC (2014)
Most recently applied in 311 Mich. App. 164 - Pransky v. Falcon Group, Inc (June 2015)
2008, Act 551, Eff
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.