Crimes: perjury; requirements for crime of perjury; modify. Amends sec. 423 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.423).

This bill updates the legal definition of perjury in Michigan to include false statements made in records signed under penalty of perjury. It clarifies that a "record" covers information on both physical and electronic media, while defining a "signature" to include traditional marks as well as electronic symbols or processes. The amendment ensures that individuals who willfully lie about material facts in these modern digital or paper documents face the same felony penalties as those who lie under direct oath. Directly affected parties include anyone required to sign affidavits, depositions, or other legal documents, whether by hand or electronically. The change aims to close a potential loophole where false statements in non-oath contexts might not have been clearly covered by existing perjury laws.