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Bills; false statement, penalty.

MCL 482.45
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482.45. Bills; false statement, penalty. Sec. 45. Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or by a fine not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both. 1911, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 8218; CL 1929, 11560; CL 1948, 482.45
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-482-45Fetched: 10/20/2026

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