Sec. 230. Every penalty provided for by this code, if not otherwise provided for, shall be sued for and recovered in the name of the people by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the insurer or the agent or agents so violating shall be situated; and shall be paid into the treasury of said county; such penalties may also be sued for and recovered in the name of the people, by the attorney general, and, when sued for and collected by him, shall be paid into the state treasury.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.230
Recovery of penalty; disposition of funds
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Barker v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London (1983)
Most recently applied in Kassab v. Michigan Basic Property Insurance (September 1992)
1956, Act 218, Eff
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