Forgery and Counterfeiting
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Forgery and Counterfeiting in Michigan
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Forgery of notes issued for debt of state or political subdivisions
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.250 Forgery of notes issued for debt of state or political subdivisions. Sec. 250. Forgery of notes, etc., issued for debt of state - Any person who shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit any note, certificate, bond, warrant or other instrument, issued by the treasurer or other officer authorized to issue the same, of this state, or any of its political subdivisions or… Continue Reading
Forgery of records and other instruments; uttering and publishing
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.249 Forgery of records and other instruments; uttering and publishing; exception. Sec. 249. (1) A person who utters and publishes as true a false, forged, altered, or counterfeit record, instrument, or other writing listed in section 248 knowing it to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeit with intent to injure or defraud is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than… Continue Reading
Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting document affecting interest in real property; intent; felony
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.248b Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting document affecting interest in real property; intent; felony; penalty; exception; venue; court order. Sec. 248b. (1) A person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits a deed, a discharge of mortgage, or a power or letter of attorney or other document that affects an interest in real property with intent to injure or defraud another… Continue Reading
Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting public record; intent; felony
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.248 Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting public record; intent; felony; penalty; exception; venue; "distributed ledger technology" defined. Sec. 248. (1) A person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits a public record, or a certificate, return, or attestation of a clerk of a court, register of deeds, notary public, township clerk, or any other public officer, in relation… Continue Reading
Possession of counterfeit mark, die, plate, engraving, template, pattern, or material; violation as misdemeanor
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.264 Possession of counterfeit mark, die, plate, engraving, template, pattern, or material; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 264. A person who possesses a counterfeit mark with intent to use or deliver it, who possesses a die, plate, engraving, template, pattern, or material with intent to create a counterfeit mark, or who possesses an identifying mark without authorization of the… Continue Reading