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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249b (2026)

Uttering or publishing as true document listed in MCL 750.248b; intent; felony; penalty; exception; court order.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.249b Uttering or publishing as true document listed in MCL 750.248b; intent; felony; penalty; exception; court order.

Sec. 249b.

    (1) A person who utters and publishes as true a false, forged, altered, or counterfeit deed or other document listed in section 248b knowing it to be false, forged, altered, 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.

    (3) In proceedings that result in a conviction under this section or for any lesser included offense, the circuit court shall enter an order stating that the false, forged, altered, or counterfeit document is invalid and requiring that a copy of the invalid document and a certified copy of the order be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the subject property or part of the property is located, as provided in section 2935 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2935. If the invalid document has previously been recorded, the prosecutor shall provide the circuit court with the liber and page number or unique identifying reference number of the invalid document, which shall be included in the order. The register of deeds shall make reference to the liber and page number or unique identifying reference number of the invalid document in the index of the recorded documents. Any recording fees incurred under this subsection shall be paid as ordered by the court.

History: Add. 2011, Act 206, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “333898, defendant appeals his convictions of conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering), MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “333898, defendant appeals his convictions of conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering), MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Antoine Tearso Hearn (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “This case arises out of the transfer of a parcel of real property via a quitclaim deed, which defendant recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds. The quitclaim deed stated that defendant was receiving an interest in the property from its owner, Barbara Jean Moore, an…”
People of Michigan v. Lamon Terrill Pore (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “218(4)(a), and uttering and publishing a document affecting real property, MCL 750.249b. The trial court sentenced him as a second- offense habitual offender, MCL 769.”
People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “248b, nine counts of uttering and publishing a document affecting real property, MCL 750.249b, three counts of using false pretenses to obtain money in an amount of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Jeremiah Quick (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Defendant, Jeremiah Quick, appeals by leave granted1 his minimum sentence of 36 months in prison for uttering and publishing a document affecting real property, MCL 750.249b. On appeal, defendant argues that his sentence is disproportionate and unreasonable because it is 12…”
City of Detroit v. Robert L Carmack (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “218(7)(A), and three counts of Uttering and Publishing a Document Affecting Real Property, MCL 750.249b, under Case No. 19-003870-01-FH.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.249b(1) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “333898, defendant appeals his convictions of conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering), MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Bernard Antoine Hardrick (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “333898, defendant appeals his convictions of conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering), MCL 750.”
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