# Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.502: Missing, interned or captive persons; report, prima facie evidence

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C720_AAct-44-of-1947_S720.502

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.502
- **Heading:** Missing, interned or captive persons; report, prima facie evidence
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 720 / Act Act-44-of-1947 / Section 720.502

## Text

Sec. 2.

An official written report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, made by any officer or employee of the United States authorized by the act referred to in section 1 or by any other law of the United States to make same, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as prima facie evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, as the case may be.

History: 1947, Act 44, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 720.502

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.501 Missing persons; finding of presumed death; prima facie evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C720_AAct-44-of-1947_S720.501.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.502 Missing, interned or captive persons; report, prima facie evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C720_AAct-44-of-1947_S720.502.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.503 Findings, reports and records; signature of federal officer deemed evidence of authority; certified copy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C720_AAct-44-of-1947_S720.503.md)

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