2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 750 - MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931 - THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (750.1 - 750.568)
328-1931-XXXVI - CHAPTER XXXVI FALSE PRETENSES AND FALSE REPRESENTATION (750.218...750.221)
Section 750.221 - Blind or defective; false statements representing oneself.
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)Act 328 of 1931
750.221 Blind or defective; false statements representing oneself.
Sec. 221.
Falsely representing self as blind, etc.—Any person who shall falsely represent himself or herself as blind, deaf, dumb, crippled or physically defective for the purpose of obtaining money or any other thing of value, and any person thus falsely representing himself or herself as blind, deaf, dumb, crippled or otherwise physically defective, and securing aid or assistance on account of such representation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931
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CL 1948, 750.221
Former Law: See section 1 of Act 135 of 1917, being CL 1929, § 17102.
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