GREAT SEAL
Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.)
2.44 Great seal; impression on certain documents.
Sec. 4.
An impression of the great seal shall be placed on the following documents but no others:
(a) Extraditions.
(b) Warrants issued under extradition proceedings.
(c) Pardons.
(d) Commutations of sentences.
(e) Appointments by the governor to public office.
(f) Railroad police commissions.
(g) Notary public commissions.
(h) Governor's proclamations including those calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature.
(i) Land patents.
(j) Farm centennial certificates issued where land has been in the family for 100 years or more.
(k) Military commissions issued under authority of the adjutant general.
(l) Certifications of the holding of office by the administrative board members, county clerks and notaries public.
(m) Certifications of the qualifications of elected and appointed officials.
(n) Trademark registration certificates.
(o) Copies of records and documents required by law to be filed with or maintained by the secretary of state for the purpose of authenticating their genuineness.
History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Notes of Decisions
Makowski v. Governor, 852 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. 2014).
· cites it 22× “The Legislature has not provided express guidance as to what is required for a completed commutation beyond the Great Seal requirement found within MCL 2.44. However, our review is not foreclosed merely because the Legislature has been largely silent on the proper procedures…”
Makowski v. Governor, 299 Mich. App. 166 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).
“3 Although plaintiff argues that MCL 2.44(d) requires placement of the Great Seal on commutations of sentences, he cites no authority for the claim that such placement causes a commutation to be irrevocable.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.44(d) — 2 cases
Makowski v. Governor, 852 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. 2014).
“The Legislature has not provided express guidance as to what is required for a completed commutation beyond the Great Seal requirement found within MCL 2.44. However, our review is not foreclosed merely because the Legislature has been largely silent on the proper procedures…”
Makowski v. Governor, 299 Mich. App. 166 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).
“3 Although plaintiff argues that MCL 2.44(d) requires placement of the Great Seal on commutations of sentences, he cites no authority for the claim that such placement causes a commutation to be irrevocable.”
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