Michigan § 333.16274 - Human cloning; prohibited acts; exception; violation of subsection (1); private right of action; definitions.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 333.16274 — Human cloning; prohibited acts; exception; violation of subsection (1); private right of action; definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 333.16274. Human cloning; prohibited acts; exception; violation of subsection (1); private right of action; definitions.
A licensee or registrant shall not engage in or attempt to engage in human cloning.
Subsection (1) does not prohibit scientific research or cell-based therapies not specifically prohibited by that subsection.
A licensee or registrant who violates subsection (1) is subject to the administrative penalties prescribed in sections 16221 and 16226 and to the civil penalty prescribed in section 16275.
This section does not give a person a private right of action.
As used in this section:
"Human cloning" means the use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to produce a human embryo.
"Human embryo" means a human egg cell with a full genetic composition capable of differentiating and maturing into a complete human being.
"Human somatic cell" means a cell of a developing or fully developed human being that is not and will not become a sperm or egg cell.
"Human somatic cell nuclear transfer" means transferring the nucleus of a human somatic cell into an egg cell from which the nucleus has been removed or rendered inert.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 333.16274 ("Human cloning; prohibited acts; exception; violation of subsection (1); private right of action; definitions.") 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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