{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-2.44","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.44","heading":"Great seal; impression on certain documents.","body":"Sec. 4.\n\nAn impression of the great seal shall be placed on the following documents but no others:\n\nExtraditions.\n\nWarrants issued under extradition proceedings.\n\nPardons.\n\nCommutations of sentences.\n\nAppointments by the governor to public office.\n\nRailroad police commissions.\n\nNotary public commissions.\n\nGovernor's proclamations including those calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature.\n\nLand patents.\n\nFarm centennial certificates issued where land has been in the family for 100 years or more.\n\nMilitary commissions issued under authority of the adjutant general.\n\nCertifications of the holding of office by the administrative board members, county clerks and notaries public.\n\nCertifications of the qualifications of elected and appointed officials.\n\nTrademark registration certificates.\n\nCopies of records and documents required by law to be filed with or maintained by the secretary of state for the purpose of authenticating their genuineness.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 2","Act Act-19-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess-"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-2-44","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9b4bf43d80bbaa793f9be0f83f4cbb30c3d6a1b34e8df3cafe30ef3fb2f6eabc","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-2.43","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-2.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}