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Home » US Law » 2022 Michigan Compiled Laws » Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code » Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) » 328-1931-XXXVI - Chapter XXXVI False Pretenses and False Representation (750.218...750.221) » Section 750.221 – False Representation as Blind, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Person With Disability; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
750.221 False representation as blind, deafblind, hard of hearing, or person with disability; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

Sec. 221.

A person shall not falsely represent himself or herself as blind, deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing or as a person who has a disability for the purpose of obtaining money or anything of value. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;– CL 1948, 750.221 ;– Am. 2016, Act 132, Eff. Aug. 24, 2016
Former Law: See section 1 of Act 135 of 1917, being CL 1929, § 17102.