Sec. 2154. Any competent witness in a cause shall not be excused from answering a question relevant to the matter in issue, on the ground merely that the answer to such question may establish, or tend to establish, that such witness owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit; but this provision shall not be construed to require a witness to give any answer which will have a tendency to accuse himself of any crime or misdemeanor, or to expose him to any penalty or forfeiture, nor in any respect to vary or alter any other rule respecting the examination of witnesses.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2154
Witness; obligation to answer through revealing civil liability; self-incrimination
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 34 Mich. App. 205 - People v. Herbert Smith (1971)
Most recently applied in 296 Mich. App. 433 - People v. Bragg (May 2012)
1961, Act 236, Eff
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