Michigan Laws 600.2184 – Unsworn declaration; effect same as sworn declaration
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.2184
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Law: includes the federal or a state constitution, a federal or state statute, a judicial decision or order, a court rule, an executive order, and an administrative rule, regulation, or order. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
- Sworn declaration: means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
- Unsworn declaration: means a declaration or other affirmation of truth in a signed record that is not given under oath, but is given under penalty of perjury. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration.
(2) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A deposition.
(b) An oath of office.
(c) An oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public.
(d) A declaration to be recorded with a register of deeds.
(e) An oath required by section 2504 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.2504.
(f) A declaration in a document filed with the court in the course of administering the estate of a decedent.