Michigan Laws 55.300 – Investigation by secretary of state; complaint
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(1) The secretary may, on his or her own initiative or in response to a complaint, make a reasonable and necessary investigation within or outside of this state and gather evidence concerning a person who violated, allegedly violated, or is about to violate this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order issued under this act or concerning whether a notary public is in compliance with this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order issued under this act.
(2) A person may file a complaint against a notary public with the secretary. A complaint shall be made in a format prescribed by the secretary and contain all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 55.300
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- Information: includes data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, and databases. See Michigan Laws 55.263
- Person: means an individual or a corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 55.265
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 55.265
- Secretary: means the secretary of state or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 55.267
- Signature: means an individual's written or printed name, electronic signature, or mark, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed, adopted, or made by the individual with the intent to sign the record. See Michigan Laws 55.267
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 55.267
(a) The complainant’s name, address, and telephone number.
(b) The complainant’s signature and the date the complaint was signed.
(c) A complete statement describing the basis for the complaint.
(d) The actual record that is the basis for the complaint or a copy, photocopy, or other replica of the record.
(3) The secretary may investigate compliance with this act, the rules promulgated under it, or an order issued under it by examination of a notary public’s records, contracts, and other pertinent records or information that relate to the official acts of the notary public.