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Robocall Lawyer in Michigan: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call
Michigan’s Home Solicitation Sales Act (MCL 445.111a) flatly bans telephone solicitations made with a recorded message, and it designates the federal Do Not Call list as the state’s list, so there is no separate Michigan registry to join. The federal TCPA sits on top of that and is what pays per call. If illegal calls or texts are hitting your phone in Michigan, you may be owed $500 to $1,500 per call.
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Michigan robocall law at a glance
The federal TCPA covers everyone in Michigan. State law adds a ban on recorded-message sales calls and ties Michigan to the federal no-call list.
Section 445.111a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, part of the Home Solicitation Sales Act of 1971, says a person shall not make a telephone solicitation that consists in whole or in part of a recorded message. That is a broader rule than most states have: it does not depend on whether the number is a cell phone or a landline. The same section directed the Michigan Public Service Commission to adopt the federal do-not-call list as the state list once a federal list existed, and to keep it that way as long as the federal list is maintained.
So Michigan residents register once, on the National Do Not Call Registry, and a telemarketer who calls a registered number breaks both the federal rule and MCL 445.111a(5). The Michigan Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Team takes complaints about telemarketing and robocalls through its online complaint form.
The money side of a case still runs through the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which lets you sue for $500 to $1,500 per illegal call or text. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where Michigan rules require it.
Two laws protect Michigan residents
A federal law covers everyone, and Michigan adds a recorded-message ban and a do-not-call rule of its own.
The TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the nationwide law behind every claim.
- Protects everyone in Michigan, no matter the state rules.
- Bars autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to your cell without consent.
- $500 to $1,500 per call, stacking with every violation.
- You can sue personally, you don’t wait on the government.
Home Solicitation Sales Act, MCL 445.111a
How Michigan adds to your protection under the federal rules.
- Recorded messages: no telephone solicitation may consist in whole or in part of a recorded message (MCL 445.111a(1)).
- Do Not Call: the federal list is designated as the Michigan list, and solicitors may not call a number on it (MCL 445.111a(5)).
- Calling hours: MCL 445.111a sets none; the federal telemarketing rule of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. still applies.
- Enforced by the Michigan Attorney General; a state claim can sometimes be added to a federal TCPA case.
How the law works in Michigan
The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects every Michigan resident. It makes it illegal for a company to call or text your cell phone with an autodialer or a prerecorded or artificial voice without your prior express consent, and it bars telemarketing calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. When a company breaks those rules you can sue for $500 per illegal call or text, and up to $1,500 per call when the violation was willful or knowing. Damages are counted per call, so a month of collection robocalls to a 313 number in Detroit or a 616 number in Grand Rapids adds up quickly.
Michigan’s own rule is narrower but useful. MCL 445.111a(1), part of the Home Solicitation Sales Act, bans any telephone solicitation made in whole or in part with a recorded message, and subsection (5) makes the federal do-not-call list the official Michigan list, so a call to a registered number is a state violation as well as a federal one. Michigan does not run a separate registry and does not set its own calling hours in this section. The Attorney General enforces the state law. A state claim can sometimes be added to a TCPA case, but the TCPA is the statute with a clear private right of action and fixed per-call damages, so it is the engine of the claim.
A federal TCPA claim for a Michigan resident is filed in one of two federal courts. The Eastern District of Michigan, sitting in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Bay City, and Port Huron, covers the Detroit metro, Warren, Sterling Heights, and the Thumb. The Western District of Michigan, sitting in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Marquette, covers the west side and the Upper Peninsula. The federal TCPA has a four-year limitations period, but the count of calls and the dates matter, so talk to us before assuming there is time.
Max Morgan, Esq. of The Weitz Firm in Philadelphia represents Michigan residents in these cases. Max is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and because the TCPA is a federal law he handles claims for consumers across the country and associates Michigan counsel where the case requires it. Two patterns that often become cases are wrong-number debt collection calls and prerecorded calls to a cell phone. The review is free, and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
Getting illegal calls in Michigan? Do this.
- Register on the national list.Michigan uses the National Do Not Call Registry as its state list, so one registration at donotcall.gov covers both. Note the date; calls after it are evidence.
- Keep every call and text.Do not delete the log, the voicemails, or the message threads. A recorded-message call to a Michigan number is itself a state violation, so a saved voicemail matters.
- Say “stop” and note the date.A company that keeps calling after you tell it to stop is in a worse position under the TCPA. Write down when you said it and to whom.
- File with the Michigan Attorney General.The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Team takes complaints about illegal robocalls through the online complaint form at michigan.gov/ag/complaints, or by phone at 877-765-8388.
- Report it nationally, then get a free review.Report the calls to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FCC at fcc.gov/complaints. Then tell us what is happening and we will tell you, free, whether you have a case. Our guide to how to report a robocall covers each step.
Why Michigan residents reach out
Three patterns we hear from Michigan callers. If one sounds like your phone, it is worth a free look.
Prerecorded sales calls to a cell phone without consent are a TCPA violation, and Michigan separately bans recorded-message solicitations.
Wrong-number collection robocalls are one of the most common TCPA claims. You do not have to owe the debt to bring one.
Calls to a registered number can violate the TCPA and MCL 445.111a(5). The registration date is the starting line for counting them.
What we help Michigan residents with
Each of these is a real, recoverable claim under the TCPA.
Wrong-number robocalls
Prerecorded or auto-dialed calls meant for someone else. You can have a claim even though you’re not a customer.
About wrong-number robocall claimsWrong-number debt collection
Auto-dialed collection calls for a debt that was never yours. Illegal twice over, and it pays.
About wrong-number debt collection claims“Stop calling me”
You told them to stop and the calls kept coming. Each one can be a separate violation.
About claims for calls after you said stopSpam text messages
Marketing texts you never agreed to count under the TCPA too. Screenshots are often all the proof you need.
About spam text message lawsuitsDo-Not-Call violations
Registered your number and the calls didn’t stop? Continued telemarketing may entitle you to damages.
About Do Not Call violation claimsPrerecorded cell calls
Robotic or artificial-voice calls to your cell without consent are a clear TCPA violation.
About prerecorded cell call claimsHow it works
Three steps. No cost to find out. No obligation to go further.
Tell us what happened
Answer a few plain-English questions about the calls or texts. It takes about two minutes.
Max reviews it free
Max Morgan’s team looks at your answers and tells you, honestly, whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
If you qualify, he fights for it
You pay nothing up front and nothing unless you recover. Max handles the case.
Real cases Max has helped win
The TCPA is federal, so these results apply to Michigan residents too.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
Michigan robocall FAQs
Does Michigan have its own Do Not Call list?
No. MCL 445.111a(5) directs the Public Service Commission to designate the federal do-not-call list as the Michigan list for as long as the federal list exists. Registering on the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov is the only step you need to take, and a telemarketer who calls a registered number breaks both federal and Michigan law.
Which court hears a robocall case for a Michigan resident?
A federal TCPA claim is filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Bay City, Port Huron) or the Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette), depending on where you live. Some claims can also be brought in state court. We decide venue with you once we have seen the call records.
Do I need a Michigan lawyer for a robocall case?
Not necessarily. The TCPA is a federal law that applies nationwide. Max Morgan, Esq. is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and handles TCPA claims for consumers across the country, associating Michigan counsel where the rules require it. The case review is free and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
What does Michigan law add on top of the TCPA?
MCL 445.111a bans any telephone solicitation made in whole or in part with a recorded message and makes calls to numbers on the federal list a state violation. It is enforced by the Attorney General. A state claim can sometimes be added to a federal case, but the fixed $500 to $1,500 per call comes from the TCPA.
Are there calling-hour rules in Michigan?
MCL 445.111a does not set calling hours. The federal Telemarketing Sales Rule limits sales calls to between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at your location, and that rule applies in Michigan. A call outside that window is worth noting in your log, but the stronger claim is usually the autodialed or prerecorded call to your cell without consent.
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