{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-55.297","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.297","heading":"Misconduct; civil liability; conditions.","body":"Sec. 37.\n\nFor the official misconduct of a notary public, the notary public and the sureties on the notary public's surety bond are liable in a civil action for the damages sustained by the persons injured. The employer of a notary public is also liable if both of the following conditions apply:\n\nThe notary public was acting within the actual or apparent scope of his or her employment.\n\nThe employer had knowledge of and consented to or permitted the official misconduct.\n\nA notary public and the notary public's sureties are not liable for the truth, form, or correctness of the contents of a record upon which the notary public performs a notarial act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 55","Act Act-238-of-2003"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-55-297","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"907491ffafffe0119206a73e2fe5601163419ea66c43d2bc0cf0e3445a2df847","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-55.295","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-55.299"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}