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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.329 (2026)

Possessing, selling, or offering for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance; penalty.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.329 Possessing, selling, or offering for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance; penalty.

Sec. 329.

    (1) A person who knowingly possesses, sells, or offers for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance is guilty of a felony.

    (2) A person who is convicted of a second violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than $7,000.00, or both.

    (3) A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1992, Act 309, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2016 · leading case: People v. Wilcox, 781 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. 2010).
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People v. Wilcox, 781 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “257(2) and (3) (providing sentences for subsequent offenses of altering or forging documents from the Secretary of State of "not less than 2 years or more than 7 years" and "not less than 5 years or more than 15 years" respectively); MCL 257.329(2) and (3) (providing sentences…”
Earlene Lewis v. Wayne Cnty. Prosecutor's Off. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “-1- In December 2013, the Prosecutor’s Officer charged Lewis with five counts of possessing stolen or counterfeit insurance certificates, see MCL 257.329(1), five counts of fraud involving insurance, see MCL 500.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.329(1) — 1 case
Earlene Lewis v. Wayne Cnty. Prosecutor's Off. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “-1- In December 2013, the Prosecutor’s Officer charged Lewis with five counts of possessing stolen or counterfeit insurance certificates, see MCL 257.329(1), five counts of fraud involving insurance, see MCL 500.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.329(2) — 1 case
People v. Wilcox, 781 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. 2010). “257(2) and (3) (providing sentences for subsequent offenses of altering or forging documents from the Secretary of State of "not less than 2 years or more than 7 years" and "not less than 5 years or more than 15 years" respectively); MCL 257.329(2) and (3) (providing sentences…”
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