Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1601 (2026)

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AUTHENTIC CREDENTIALS IN EDUCATION ACT


Act 100 of 2005


390.1601 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "authentic credentials in education act".

History: 2005, Act 100, Imd. Eff. July 22, 2005

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2008–2018 · leading case: City of Fraser v. Almeda Univ., 886 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
City of Fraser v. Almeda Univ., 886 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This case involves the Michigan Authentic Credentials in Education Act (hereinafter “the Act”), MCL 390.1601 et seq. Defendant is an online university, incorporated in the Caribbean Island of Nevis, that offers “Life Experiences Degrees”…”
Bobbitt v. Academy of Court Reporting, Inc., 252 F.R.D. 327 (E.D. Mich. 2008). · cites it 2× “The claim under the Michigan Authentic Credentials in Education Act (MACEA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1601 et seq. in Count 8 does not require proof of rebanee either.”
Bobbitt v. Academy of Court Reporting, Inc., 249 F.R.D. 488 (E.D. Mich. 2008). · cites it 2× “The claim under the Michigan Authentic Credentials in Education Act (MACEA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1601 et seq. in Count 8 does not require proof of reliance either.”
City of Fraser v. Almeda Univ., No. 323499 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2016). · cites it 2× “The Authentic Credentials In Education Act, MCL 390.1601 et seq., is a short, concise act containing only five sections, with only four substantive sections.”
Est. of Cheryl Ann Buol v. Hayman Co., 918 N.W.2d 211 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Defendant filed a counterclaim, alleging that Buol had violated the Authentic Credentials In Education Act (the ACEA), MCL 390.1601 et seq ., enacted in 2005, by virtue of her fraudulent claim that she possessed a bachelor's degree.”
Est. of Cheryl Ann Buol v. Hayman Co., No. 336903 (Mich. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2018). · cites it 2× “Defendant filed a counterclaim alleging that Buol had violated the authentic credentials in education act (ACEA), MCL 390.1601 et seq., enacted in 2005, by virtue of her fraudulent claim that she possessed a bachelor’s degree.”
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