Sec. 944. Any person who advertises or uses in any campaign material, including radio, television, newspapers, circulars, cards, or stationery, the words incumbent, re-elect, re-election, or otherwise indicates, represents, or gives the impression that a candidate for public office is the incumbent, when in fact the candidate is not the incumbent, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 934.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.944
False designation of incumbency; misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 150 Mich. App. 617 - Treasurer of the Committee to Elect Lostracco v. Fox (1986)
Most recently applied in 150 Mich. App. 617 - Treasurer of the Committee to Elect Lostracco v. Fox (February 1986)
Add. 1959, Act 109, Eff
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