Michigan Compiled Laws
328-1931-XLI - Chapter XLI Forgery and Counterfeiting (750.248...750.266)
Section 750.254 - Possession of Counterfeit Bank, State or Municipal Bills or Notes.

Sec. 254.
Possession of counterfeit bank bills, etc.—Any person who shall bring into this state, or shall have in his possession, any false, altered, forged or counterfeit bill or note in the similitude of the bills or notes payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person issued by or for this state, or any of its political subdivisions or municipalities, or any bank or banking company, established in this state, or in any of the British provinces in North America, or in any other state or country, with intent to utter or pass the same, or to render the same current as true, knowing the same to be false, forged or counterfeit, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years, or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1934, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1934 ;-- CL 1948, 750.254 Former Law: See section 8 of Ch. 155 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5809; CL 1871, § 7638; How., § 9220; CL 1897, § 11666; CL 1915, § 15439; and CL 1929, § 17055.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code

Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)

328-1931-XLI - Chapter XLI Forgery and Counterfeiting (750.248...750.266)

Section 750.248 - Making, Altering, Forging, or Counterfeiting Public Record; Intent; Felony; Penalty; Exception; Venue; "Distributed Ledger Technology" Defined.

Section 750.248a - Uttering and Publishing False, Forged, Altered, or Counterfeit Financial Transaction Device.

Section 750.248b - Making, Altering, Forging, or Counterfeiting Document Affecting Interest in Real Property; Intent; Felony; Penalty; Exception; Venue; Court Order.

Section 750.249 - Forgery of Records and Other Instruments; Uttering and Publishing; Exception.

Section 750.249a - Use or Employment of Tool or Instrument to Make Counterfeit Financial Transaction Device.

Section 750.249b - Uttering or Publishing as True Document Listed in MCL 750.248b; Intent; Felony; Penalty; Exception; Court Order.

Section 750.250 - Forgery of Notes Issued for Debt of State or Political Subdivisions.

Section 750.251 - Forgery of Bank Bills and Promissory Notes.

Section 750.252 - Possession of Counterfeit Notes With Intent to Utter Same as True.

Section 750.253 - Uttering Counterfeit Notes as True.

Section 750.254 - Possession of Counterfeit Bank, State or Municipal Bills or Notes.

Section 750.255 - Tools and Implements for Counterfeiting Bills or Notes.

Section 750.256 - Testimony of President and Cashier of Bank.

Section 750.257 - Sworn Certificate; Evidence.

Section 750.258 - Connecting Parts of Instruments.

Section 750.259 - Affixing Fictitious Signature.

Section 750.260 - Coins; Counterfeiting and Possession.

Section 750.261 - Coins; Counterfeiting; Possession of Less Than 5 Counterfeit.

Section 750.262 - Counterfeiting; Tools.

Section 750.263 - Counterfeit Marks.

Section 750.264 - Possession of Counterfeit Mark, Die, Plate, Engraving, Template, Pattern, or Material; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 750.265 - Repealed. 1997, Act 155, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998.

Section 750.265a - Union Label; Counterfeiting, Imitation, Unauthorized Use.

Section 750.266 - Repealed. 2002, Act 296, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.