Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1603 (2026)

False academic credential; issuance or manufacture prohibited.

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AUTHENTIC CREDENTIALS IN EDUCATION ACT


Act 100 of 2005


390.1603 False academic credential; issuance or manufacture prohibited.

Sec. 3.

    A person shall not knowingly issue or manufacture a false academic credential in this state.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2008–2016 · 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 34× “APPLICABILITY OF MCL 390.1603 -6- Defendant next argues that the trial court improperly concluded that MCL 390.”
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.”
City of Fraser v. Almeda Univ., No. 323499 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2016). · cites it 5× “I join the majority’s decision to affirm the trial court’s order denying defendant Almeda University’s motion for summary disposition on the basis of no personal jurisdiction, but dissent from its holding that MCL 390.1603 applies to Almeda. As a result, I would reverse the…”
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.”
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