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Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.261 (2026)

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MICHIGAN LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS


Act 238 of 2003


55.261 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan law on notarial acts".

History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 361, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: Angelucci v. Dart Props. Inc., 836 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
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Angelucci v. Dart Props. Inc., 836 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “Plaintiff asserted causes of action for negligence, violation of the Michigan Notary Public Act, *213 MCL 55.261 et seq., violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.”
Angelucci v. Dart Props. Inc., 828 N.W.2d 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Plaintiff asserted claims of negligence, violation of the Michigan Notary Public Act, MCL 55.261 et seq., violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, MCL 445.”
T P Nykoriak v. Benny Napoleon (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Nor do the parties dispute that this statute requires notarization as defined by the Michigan law on notarial acts, MCL 55.261 et seq.2 MCL 55.287, relating to the signature and statement requirements, provides: (1) A notary public shall place his or her signature on every…”
Martha Cavill v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “285(1)(b) of the Michigan law on notarial acts, MCL 55.261 et seq., authorizes a notary public to administer oaths and affirmations.”
Brenda Stumbo v. Karen Lovejoy Roe (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “This Executive Order authorized the use of “two- way real-time audiovisual technology” that allows for “direct interaction between the individual seeking the notary’s services .”
Brenda Stumbo v. Karen Lovejoy Roe (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “This Executive Order authorized the use of “two- way real-time audiovisual technology” that allows for “direct interaction between the individual seeking the notary’s services .”
Joseph Chisholm v. State Police (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “The Michigan Law on Notarial Acts, MCL 55.261, et seq., provides that a “jurat” is “a certification by a notary public that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary public or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made in the presence of the notary…”
Elizabeth Gladson v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “This Court explained that the Michigan Law of Notarial Acts, MCL 55.261 et seq, provides that a “jurat” is a “certification by a notary public that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary public or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made in the…”
Detroit Land Bank Auth. v. 10043 Aurora Detroit Mi 48204 (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “” MCL55.261. MCL55.307(2), which is part of that act, allows a court to “invalidate any notarial act not performed in compliance with this act.”
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