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Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.267 (2026)

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MICHIGAN LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS


Act 238 of 2003


55.267 Definitions; S to V.

Sec. 7.

    As used in this act:

    (a) "Secretary" means the secretary of state or his or her designee.

    (b) "Signature" means an individual's written or printed name, electronic signature, or mark, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed, adopted, or made by the individual with the intent to sign the record.

    (c) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

    (d) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of the notary public's commission to perform notarial acts during the period of the suspension.

    (e) "Verification upon oath or affirmation" means a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a record is true.

History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 360, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2023 · leading case: Martha Cavill v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
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Martha Cavill v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 55.267(e) defines the term “verification upon oath or affirmation” as “a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a record is true.”
Joseph Chisholm v. State Police (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 55.267(e). The notarization on plaintiff’s notice of intent indicates that plaintiff signed the notice under an oath or affirmation to the notary, verifying and certifying that the factual statements set forth in the notice were true.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.267(e) — 2 cases
Martha Cavill v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 55.267(e) defines the term “verification upon oath or affirmation” as “a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a record is true.”
Joseph Chisholm v. State Police (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 55.267(e). The notarization on plaintiff’s notice of intent indicates that plaintiff signed the notice under an oath or affirmation to the notary, verifying and certifying that the factual statements set forth in the notice were true.”
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