R 484.501 Definitions.

Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Children's Protection Registry Fund" means a separate fund created in the state treasury to be administered by the department under section 4 of 2004 PA 241, MCL 752.1064. The fund shall serve as a repository for fees collected under section 3 of the Michigan Children's Protection Registry Act. (b) "Cohort" means a logical grouping of minors represented by a group registrant. Uses of cohorts include, but are not limited to, schools choosing to register each graduating class with a designated birth year. (c) "Contact point" means any electronic identification to which messages can be sent, including any of the following: (i) An instant message identity. (ii) A wireless telephone number. (iii) A pager number. (iv) A facsimile number. (v) An electronic mail address. (vi) Other electronic addresses subject to rules promulgated under 2004 PA 241, MCL 752.1063 by the department. (d) "Department" means the Michigan department of labor and economic growth. (e) "Digital media" means any magnetic or electronic storage device, including but not limited to, hard disks, floppy diskettes, backup media, CD-Roms, DVD-Roms, Zip disks, optical disks, printer buffers, smart cards, memory calculators, electronic dialers, Bernoulli drives, or electronic notebooks (f) "Group registrant" means a school or other entity primarily serving minors who registers 1 or more contact points on behalf of its minor constituency. (g) "Internet domain name" means a registered and easily identifiable alias for a globally unique, hierarchical numerical reference to an Internet host or service, assigned through centralized Internet authorities, comprising a series of character strings separated by periods. (h) "Minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years. (i) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any other legal entity. (j) "Prohibited message" means any message, whether direct or indirect, with the primary purpose of advertising or presenting, or otherwise linking to a message that advertises or presents, a product or service that a minor is prohibited by law from purchasing, viewing, possessing, participating in, or otherwise receiving. This includes, but is not limited to, sexually explicit materials, tobacco products, illegal drugs, gambling opportunities, and alcoholic beverages. (k) "Protect MI Child Act" means the Michigan Children's Protection Registry Act, 2004 PA 241, MCL 752.1061 to 752.1068. (l) "Registry" or "Protect MI Child Registry" means the child protection registry created under section 3 of 2004 PA 241, MCL 752.1063. (m) "Responsible party" means a parent, guardian, individual, or group registrant who is responsible for a contact point to which a minor may have access. (n) "Sender" means any person who conveys, seeks to convey, or attempts to convey, directly or indirectly, a prohibited message. (o) "State" means the state of Michigan. (p) "Vendor" means a third-party administrator who operates the Protect MI Child Registry and related services under contract to the state of Michigan. (q) "Website" means a particular company, user, or organization's HTML pages collectively accessible on the World Wide Web through a web server. A website is accessible through a unique Internet address or uniform resource locator (URL).