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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 1809. (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a teaching certificate that he or she knows is surrendered, suspended, revoked, nullified, fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a valid teaching certificate that he or she knows is issued to another person, to obtain employment in a position requiring a valid teaching certificate or who remains employed in a position requiring a valid teaching certificate knowing that he or she does not hold a valid teaching certificate is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:
(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a school administrator's certificate that he or she knows is surrendered, suspended, revoked, nullified, fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a valid school administrator's certificate that he or she knows is issued to another person, to obtain employment as a school administrator or who remains employed in a position requiring a valid school administrator's certificate knowing that he or she does not hold a valid school administrator's certificate is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:
(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(3) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a state board approval that he or she knows is surrendered, suspended, revoked, nullified, fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a valid state board approval that he or she knows is issued to another person, to obtain employment in a position requiring a valid state board approval or who remains employed in a position requiring a valid state board approval knowing that he or she does not hold a valid state board approval is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:
(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(4) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a college or university transcript or a certificate or other credential that he or she knows is fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own a college or university transcript or a certificate or other credential that he or she knows is that of another person, to obtain a teaching certificate, school administrator's certificate, or state board approval in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:
(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(5) The state board may refuse to issue or renew a teaching certificate, school administrator's certificate, or state board approval, or refuse to issue an endorsement for a teaching certificate or school administrator's certificate, to a person convicted of a violation of this section.
(6) As used in this section, “state board approval” means that term as defined in section 1539b. 1
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 380. School Code of 1976 § 380.1809 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-380-school-code-of-1976/mi-comp-laws-380-1809/
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