Michigan § 554.951 - Advertising or marketing communication.

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§ 554.951. Advertising or marketing communication.

Sec. 51.

(1) A person shall not distribute or transmit an advertisement or marketing communication described in this subsection unless a true copy of the advertisement or marketing communication has been submitted to and approved by the department or unless an advertising waiver has been approved by the department. This subsection applies only to an advertising or marketing communication that contains any of the following information:

(a) An entrance fee.

(b) A monthly service fee.

(c) A disclosure statement.

(d) A continuing care agreement.

(2) The department shall approve or reject in writing any advertisement or marketing communication submitted under subsection (1) within 10 days after the date it is received.

(3) To obtain an advertising waiver, a continuing care community shall submit to the department a written request that includes the reasons why the waiver should be approved. The department shall grant or deny a waiver request in writing within 30 days after receipt. If the waiver is granted, the waiver shall specify its expiration date, if any.

(4) This act does not impose liability, civil or criminal, upon a person regularly engaged in the business of publishing a bona fide newspaper or operating a radio or television station, and acting solely in the person's official capacity, who publishes an advertisement or marketing communication in good faith and without knowledge that the advertisement or marketing communication constitutes a violation of this act.

(5) A continuing care community shall maintain advertising or marketing communications for not less than 3 years in physical copy or electronic format and make these records available to the department upon written request.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 554.951 ("Advertising or marketing communication.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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