# MCL 551.204

MCL 551.204, “Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel…”, is an MCL section of [1897 PA 180](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e42-742e-b07d-5cd2eeeb121e) (ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE WITHOUT PUBLICITY); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-b446-71ed-8521-6c3d495f8ede>

Within: [1897 PA 180](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e42-742e-b07d-5cd2eeeb121e)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-551-204](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-b447-7147-9ad9-f958a2d2637f)
- `eli:cites`: [MCL 551.203](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-b439-7380-b19f-755df00ff579)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-204](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-b446-71ed-8521-6c3cabfa5941)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-204](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0e5ab-dc35-72a1-ae31-d780d4ac5d44)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1897 PA 180](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e42-742e-b07d-5cd2eeeb121e)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 551.204
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-204](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-204)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 551.204

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-204) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Amended by (2; `eli:amends`):
  - [1979 PA 133](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3562-731a-ad89-6d491dec0c41)
  - [2017 PA 200](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3565-708c-88ac-73ee2a426bfa)

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