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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2102

Affidavit taken in other state or country; authentication

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Apsey v. Memorial Hospital (2007)

Most recently applied in 324 Mich. App. 307 - Tim Edward Brugger II v. Midland County Bd of Road Commissioners (May 2018)

1961, Act 236, Eff

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Sec. 2102. If by law the affidavit of a person residing in another state of the United States or in a foreign country is required or may be received in an action or judicial proceeding in this state, to entitle the affidavit to be read, it must be authenticated under section 25a of the Michigan law on notarial acts, 2003 PA 238, MCL 55.285a, or be an unsworn declaration executed under chapter 21A.

Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.