Mich. Comp. Laws § 11.4
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Secretary of state; duties.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
The secretary of state shall have the custody of the great seal of the state, and copies of all records and papers in his office, certified by him, and authenticated by the great seal of the state, shall be evidence in all cases equally, and with the like effect, as the originals.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12; CL 1857, 143; CL 1871, 208; How. 262; CL 1897, 68; CL 1915, 93; CL 1929, 125; CL 1948, 11.4
The secretary of state shall have the custody of the great seal of the state, and copies of all records and papers in his office, certified by him, and authenticated by the great seal of the state, shall be evidence in all cases equally, and with the like effect, as the originals.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12; CL 1857, 143; CL 1871, 208; How. 262; CL 1897, 68; CL 1915, 93; CL 1929, 125; CL 1948, 11.4
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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