employment with that person to return to work as provided by law, if the person accommodates the employee
as required under this article.
History: Add. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990;Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998.
37.1212 Education and training programs.
Sec. 212. The department of civil rights shall offer education and training programs to employers, labor
organizations, and employment agencies to assist employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies
in understanding the requirements of this article.
History: Add. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990.
37.1213 Article not in conflict with civil rights act.
Sec. 213. Nothing in this article shall be construed to conflict with the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, Act
No. 453 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 37.2101 to 37.2804 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: Add. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990.
37.1214 Accommodation not construed as preferential treatment or employee benefit.
Sec. 214. For purposes of this act, an accommodation required under this article shall not be construed to
be preferential treatment or an employee benefit.
History: Add. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990.
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37.1301 Definitions.
Sec. 301. As used in this article:
(a) “Place of public accommodation” means a business, educational institution, refreshment, entertainment,
recreation, health, or transportation facility of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services,
facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made available
to the public.
(b) “Public service” means a public facility, department, agency, board, or commission owned, operated, or
managed by or on behalf of this state or a subdivision of this state, a county, city, village, township, or
independent or regional district in this state or a tax exempt private agency established to provide service to
the public, except that public service does not include a state or county correctional facility with respect to
actions or decisions regarding an individual serving a sentence of imprisonment.
History: 1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977;Am. 1980, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1981;Am. 1999, Act 201, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
Compiler's note: Enacting section 1 of Act 201 of 1999 provides:
“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is curative and intended to correct any misinterpretation of legislative intent in the court of
appeals decision in Doe v Department of Corrections, 236 Mich App 801 (1999). This legislation further expresses the original intent of
the legislature that an individual serving a sentence of imprisonment in a state or county correctional facility is not within the purview of
this act.”
37.1302 Prohibited conduct.
Sec. 302. Except where permitted by law, a person shall not:
(a) Deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service because of a disability
that is unrelated to the individual's ability to utilize and benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
advantages, or accommodations or because of the use by an individual of adaptive devices or aids.
(b) Print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to be published a statement, advertisement, or sign which
indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and
accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service will be refused, withheld from, or
denied an individual because of a disability that is unrelated to the individual's ability to utilize and benefit
from the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations or because of the use by an
individual of adaptive devices or aids, or that an individual's patronage of or presence at a place of public
accommodation is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable because of a disability that is
unrelated to the individual's ability to utilize and benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
advantages, or accommodations or because of the use by an individual of adaptive devices or aids.
History: 1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977;Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998.
37.1303 Exemptions.
Sec. 303. This article shall not apply to a private club, or other establishment not in fact open to the public,
except to the extent that the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the
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