{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.944","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.944","heading":"False designation of incumbency; misdemeanor.","body":"Sec. 944.\n\nAny person who advertises or uses in any campaign material, including radio, television, newspapers, circulars, cards, or stationery, the words incumbent, re-elect, re-election, or otherwise indicates, represents, or gives the impression that a candidate for public office is the incumbent, when in fact the candidate is not the incumbent, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 934.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 168","Act Act-116-of-1954"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-944","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b2ab9b187a8b39fd367d9a1665fd9231f0fdc4058bddd5eac07b827415659fca","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.943","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-168.945"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}