380.1809 Improper use of certain certificates or credentials as misdemeanor; penalties.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 dition 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 tate 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 tained, 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. History: Add. 1995, Act 96, Eff. Aug. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 384, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021 Popular Name: Act 451
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