Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.293
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False representation of information; violation as felony; additional violations; penalty; cancellation or return.
Official statutory text
Sec. 3.
(1) A person who falsely represents information upon application for an official state personal identification card is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 1 year but not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not less than $500.00 but not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who is convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than $7,000.00, or both.
(3) A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.
(4) The department may cancel the official state personal identification card of a person who violates this section. The person shall return his or her official state personal identification card upon the request or order of the department.
History: 1972, Act 222, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 307, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976; Am. 1977, Act 286, Eff. Mar. 30, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 2, Eff. July 1, 1998; Am. 2011, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
(1) A person who falsely represents information upon application for an official state personal identification card is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 1 year but not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not less than $500.00 but not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who is convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than $7,000.00, or both.
(3) A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.
(4) The department may cancel the official state personal identification card of a person who violates this section. The person shall return his or her official state personal identification card upon the request or order of the department.
History: 1972, Act 222, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 307, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976; Am. 1977, Act 286, Eff. Mar. 30, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 2, Eff. July 1, 1998; Am. 2011, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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