Act No. 266

Public Acts of 2005

Approved by the Governor

December 14, 2005

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 16, 2005

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 2005

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

Introduced by Reps. Miller, Drolet, Vagnozzi, Gleason, Leland, Kehrl, Waters, Plakas, Anderson, Stewart, Zelenko, Kolb, Lipsey, Kooiman, Meyer, Vander Veen, Williams, Adamini, Brown, Tobocman, Farrah, Pastor, Hopgood, Kathleen Law, Bieda, Meisner, Wojno, Clack, Condino, Taub, Accavitti, Stakoe, Hune, Shaffer, Hoogendyk, Nofs, Ward, Byrum, Sak, Stahl, Sheen, Huizenga, Farhat, Moolenaar, Palsrok, Gillard, Casperson, Dillon, Angerer, Ball, Bennett, Booher, Byrnes, Cheeks, Clemente, Donigan, Espinoza, Gonzales, Gosselin, Green, Hansen, Hildenbrand, Jones, Kahn, Lemmons, III, Marleau, Mayes, Mortimer, Pearce, Polidori, Rocca, Schuitmaker, Sheltrown, Alma Smith and Spade

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4258

AN ACT to amend 1846 RS 1, entitled "Of the statutes," by amending section 3q (MCL 8.3q).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3q. The words "written" and "in writing" shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor