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Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.30 (2026)

Falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting lottery ticket; violation as felony; penalty.

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MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT


Act 239 of 1972


432.30 Falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting lottery ticket; violation as felony; penalty.

Sec. 30.

    (1)  A person, with the intent to defraud, shall not falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, or counterfeit a state lottery ticket or share.

    (2) A person, with the intent to defraud, shall not falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, or counterfeit a ticket or share of any joint enterprise entered into by the commissioner.

    (3) A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

History: 1972, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 95, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 167, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1996

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of the Bureau of State Lottery from the Department of Management and Budget to be an autonomous entity within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1991-2, compiled at MCL 12.161 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018).
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People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “" And, not surprisingly, the provision is followed by a penalty provision akin to § 937-"A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.30(1) — 1 case
People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018). “" And, not surprisingly, the provision is followed by a penalty provision akin to § 937-"A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.30(3) — 1 case
People v. Pinkney, 912 N.W.2d 535 (Mich. 2018). “" And, not surprisingly, the provision is followed by a penalty provision akin to § 937-"A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
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