Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8713 (2026)

Materially false statement; penalty.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.8713 Materially false statement; penalty.

Sec. 8713.

An authorized local official who, knowing the statement is false, makes a materially false statement in a citation issued under section 8707 is guilty of perjury, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, and in addition is in contempt of court.

History: Add. 1994, Act 12, Eff. May 1, 1994

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2001 · leading case: Algarawi v. Auto Club Ins., 624 N.W.2d 443 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).

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Algarawi v. Auto Club Ins., 624 N.W.2d 443 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “3820 (public nuisance); MCL 600.8713; MSA 27A8713 (false statements by authorized local officials).”

In Re Contempt of ACIA, 624 N.W.2d 443 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). “3820 (public nuisance); MCL 600.8713; MSA 27A.8713 (false statements by authorized local officials).”

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