Michigan Laws 600.2182 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.2182
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
- 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 600.2182
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Sworn declaration: means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. See Michigan Laws 600.2182
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Boundaries of the United States” means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) “Law” includes the federal or a state constitution, a federal or state statute, a judicial decision or order, a court rule, an executive order, and an administrative rule, regulation, or order.
(c) “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.
(d) “Sign” means to do either of the following with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(i) Execute or adopt a tangible symbol.
(ii) Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
(e) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(f) “Sworn declaration” means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. Sworn declaration includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit.
(g) “Unsworn declaration” means a declaration or other affirmation of truth in a signed record that is not given under oath, but is given under penalty of perjury.