Sec. 2975.
(1) The attorney general may commence an action against a person who develops or maintains a website or page on a website for the purpose of publishing instructions for the manufacture or creation of methamphetamine or information on how to obtain substances that may be used in the manufacture or creation of methamphetamine.
(2) The court in an action brought under subsection (1) may order 1 or more of the following forms of relief:
(a) Injunctive or other equitable relief, as appropriate.
(b) Actual damages sustained by this state or the residents of this state that are caused by the publication.
(c) Punitive damages that the court determines are just and equitable.
(d) Actual attorney fees and costs.
(3) This section does not apply if the published information is only on how to obtain substances that may be lawfully possessed in this state and the purpose of the website is to provide information on obtaining the substances only for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Internet" means that term as defined in 47 USC 230.
(b) "Methamphetamine" means the substance described in section 7214(c)(ii) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7214.
(c) "Website" means a collection of pages of the world wide web or internet, usually in HTML format.
History: Add. 2006, Act 257, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006