Law note · Michigan

Identity Theft Protection Act, enforcement

cite MCL 445.72(13)-(15) stage IN FORCE in force since 2006-07-02 reviewed 2026-08-28

A person that knowingly fails to give required breach notice may be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to $250 per failure to notify, with aggregate liability for multiple violations arising from the same breach capped at $750,000; the Attorney General or a prosecuting attorney may bring the action.

The Act preserves, but does not itself create, any other civil remedy available under state or federal law; no provision ties a violation to the Michigan Consumer Protection Act or any other statute carrying a private right of action.

What it asks of an app

  • Expect a knowing failure to give required breach notice to be enforced by the Michigan Attorney General or a prosecuting attorney, civil fine only, capped at $750,000 in aggregate per breach; the Act does not create a private right of action.

When LexLint raises it

Declared activities: crawls_web, trains_models, deploys_chatbot, automated_outreach

Primary source: official Michigan Compiled Laws text, Michigan Legislature

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