Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.980
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Application for payment; wilful falsification, penalty.
Official statutory text
Sec. 10.
Any person who shall wilfully make a false statement in the application for benefits under the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by confinement in the state prison of southern Michigan at Jackson for a period of not less than 1 year or more than 3 years.
History: 1955, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1955
Any person who shall wilfully make a false statement in the application for benefits under the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by confinement in the state prison of southern Michigan at Jackson for a period of not less than 1 year or more than 3 years.
History: 1955, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1955
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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