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Act 453 of 1976
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ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Act 453 of 1976

AN ACT to define civil rights; to prohibit discriminatory practices, policies, and customs in the exercise of those rights based upon religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, familial status, or marital status; to preserve the confidentiality of records regarding arrest, detention, or other disposition in which a conviction does not result; to prescribe the powers and duties of the civil rights commission and the department of civil rights; to provide remedies and penalties; to provide for fees; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.


History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1977 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 124, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1992 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Dec. 7, 1992 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
453-1976-1DivisionARTICLE 1 (37.2101...37.2103)
453-1976-2DivisionARTICLE 2 (37.2201...37.2211)
453-1976-3DivisionARTICLE 3 (37.2301...37.2304)
453-1976-4DivisionARTICLE 4 (37.2401...37.2404a)
453-1976-5DivisionARTICLE 5 (37.2501...37.2507)
453-1976-6DivisionARTICLE 6 (37.2601...37.2606)
453-1976-7DivisionARTICLE 7 (37.2701...37.2705)
453-1976-8DivisionARTICLE 8 (37.2801...37.2804)
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