A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 423 (MCL 750.423), as amended by 2012 PA 360.
Senate Bill No. 912 would modify the requirements for the crime of perjury under Section 423 of the 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.423), as amended by 2012 PA 360. The bill specifies that individuals who are authorized by Michigan statutes to take an oath, or those required by law to do so, and who willfully swear falsely about any material matter, are committing perjury. This crime is classified as a felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Additionally, the bill extends to false declarations made in signed records, whether these records are tangible or electronic, provided they are given under penalty of perjury. The bill defines a "record" as information inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium that can be retrieved in perceivable form. It also clarifies the meaning of "signed" to include executing or adopting a tangible symbol or attaching to, or logically associating with the record, an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
