MI HB6257

Amends Michigan Penal Code Section 248 to explicitly include falsifying, altering, forging, or counterfeiting records made using distributed ledger technology (including blockchain) within forgery offense provisions.

Maintains existing punishment of up to 14 years imprisonment for forgery offenses involving public records, financial instruments, and legal documents with intent to defraud or injure another person.

Excludes scrivener's errors (minor unintentional mistakes) from forgery prosecution.

Defines "distributed ledger technology" as any distributed ledger protocol using decentralized, shared, and replicated ledgers (public or private, permissioned or permissionless), including blockchain and electronic currencies.

Allows prosecution venue in the county where forgery occurred, where the forged document was used, or where the property owner resides; takes effect 90 days after enactment.