Sec. 1. Upon request, either in person or by attorney, transcripts, under seal, of any records of the offices of secretary of state, adjutant general, judges of probate, county clerks and justices of the peace, pertaining to pensions, insurance payments or annuities, shall, without charge or fee therefor, be issued to soldiers, sailors and marines of the several wars of the United States and to their widows or other dependents.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.41
Veterans; transcripts of certain records issued without fee
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 57 Mich. App. 231 - Foreman v. Oakland County Treasurer (1974)
Most recently applied in 938 F. Supp. 2d 712 - Horn v. City of Mackinac Island (March 2013)
1919, Act 243, Eff
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