Michigan Laws 487.3212 – Privilege against self-incrimination; perjury
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(1) A person shall not be excused from testifying or from producing any books, papers, records, or memoranda in any examination when ordered to do so by the commissioner, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary, or otherwise, may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a criminal penalty. An individual shall not be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she is compelled, after having claimed his or her privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary, or otherwise.
(2) An individual shall not be exempt from prosecution or punishment for perjury committed in testifying.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 487.3212
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, governmental entity, partnership, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 487.3103
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.