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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249 (2026)

Forgery of records and other instruments; uttering and publishing; exception.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.249 Forgery of records and other instruments; uttering and publishing; exception.

Sec. 249.

    (1) A person who utters and publishes as true a false, forged, altered, or counterfeit record, instrument, or other writing listed in section 248 knowing it to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeit with intent to injure or defraud is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 14 years.

    (2) This section does not apply to a scrivener's error.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.249 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 378, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 206, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 2 of Ch. 155 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5803; CL 1871, § 7632; How., § 9214; CL 1897, § 11660; CL 1915, § 15433; and CL 1929, § 17049.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 238 cases (20 in the last 5 years), 1950–2026 · leading case: People v. Schrauben, 886 N.W.2d 173 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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People v. Schrauben, 886 N.W.2d 173 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “He was sentenced to serve nine months in jail for the forgery convictions, 11 months in jail for the uttering and publishing convictions, and 16 months in prison for the fraudulent insurance acts convictions.”
People v. Ford, 331 N.W.2d 878 (Mich. 1987). · cites it 12× “MCL 750.249; MSA 28.446. [1] Defendant was sentenced to a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 14 years imprisonment to be served consecutively with a sentence defendant was already serving.”
Kloss v. RBS Citizens, N.A., 996 F. Supp. 2d 574 (E.D. Mich. 2014). · cites it 12× “Plaintiffs also cite Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249 (3), which is the criminal code section for the felony of uttering and publishing a false, forged, altered or counterfeit record, but it does not contain a subsection (3).”
Lickfeldt v. Dep't of Corr., 636 N.W.2d 272 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “§ 750.249. In 1987, she was sentenced for prison escape, a mandatory consecutive sentence, M.”
People v. Hawkins, 628 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “1 MCL 750.249. 2 MCL 769.12. 3 MCL 750.249 states: Any person who shall utter and publish as true, any false, forged, altered or counterfeit record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in the preceding section, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or…”
People v. Worden, 284 N.W.2d 159 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “[3] MCL 750.249; MSA 28.446. This offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 14 years.”
Lemeshko v. Wrona, 325 F. Supp. 2d 778 (E.D. Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “On April 8, 1998, Petitioner was convicted of two separate felony offenses contrary to Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249 . For these offenses, he was sentenced to a term of one year imprisonment followed by two years of probation (Rspd.”
People v. Hogan, 571 N.W.2d 737 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “Defendant appeals as of right her guilty plea of uttering and publishing, MCL 750.249; MSA 28.446. In exchange for the plea, the prosecutor agreed to drop a charge of habitual offender, third offense, MCL 769.”
People v. Hall, 880 N.W.2d 785 (Mich. 2016). “21 People v Ford, 417 Mich 66, 75 ; 331 NW2d 878 (1982), citing MCL 750.249 and MCL 750.157q. 22 Id. at 77 .”
People v. Thomas, 475 N.W.2d 288 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “445, uttering and publishing a forged instrument, MCL 750.249; MSA 28.446, obstruction of justice, MCL 750.”
People v. Brandon, 208 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 8× “MCLA 750.249; MSA 28.446. From this conviction defendant appeals as a matter of right.”
People v. Peace, 210 N.W.2d 116 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 5× “The defendant was convicted by a jury of uttering and publishing pursuant to MCLA 750.249; MSA 28.446. He was sentenced to a term of from 3 to 14 years imprisonment and appeals.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249(1) — 5 cases
In re Adams, 833 N.W.2d 897 (Mich. 2013).
People of Michigan v. Kenneth Michael Ronowski (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
A People of Michigan v. Jeffrey Martin Six (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
White 225440 v. Smith (W.D. Mich. 2025).
in Re Honorable Deborah Ross Adams (Mich. 2013).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249(1)(c) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Gary Anthony Mahan (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249(3) — 1 case
Kloss v. RBS Citizens, N.A., 996 F. Supp. 2d 574 (E.D. Mich. 2014). “Plaintiffs also cite Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249 (3), which is the criminal code section for the felony of uttering and publishing a false, forged, altered or counterfeit record, but it does not contain a subsection (3).”
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