Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.1
Michigan penal code; short title.
Short title—This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Michigan Penal Code".
Michigan Compiled Laws — THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (Act 328 of 1931)
Michigan · statute · 328 of 1931, Mich. Comp. Laws · 789 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.2
Rule of construction.
Rule of construction—The rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed shall not apply to this act or any of the provisions thereof. All provisions of this act shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms, to promote justice and to effect the objects of the law.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.3
Civil rights or remedies not affected.
Civil rights or remedies not affected—The provisions of this act are not to be deemed to affect any civil rights or remedies existing at the time when this act takes effect, by virtue of the common law or of any provision of statute.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.4
Civil remedies preserved.
Civil remedies preserved—The omission to specify or affirm in this act any liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy, imposed by law, and allowed to be recovered, or enforced in any civil action or proceeding, for any act or omission declared punishable herein does not affect any right to recover or enf…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.5
“Crime” defined.
"Crime" means an act or omission forbidden by law which is not designated as a civil infraction, and which is punishable upon conviction by any 1 or more of the following: (a) Imprisonment. (b) Fine not designated a civil fine. (c) Removal from office. (d) Disqualification to hold an office of trust, honor, or profit u…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.6
Division of crime.
Division of crime—A crime is: 1. A felony; or 2. A misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.7
Felony; definition.
Felony—The term "felony" when used in this act, shall be construed to mean an offense for which the offender, on conviction may be punished by death, or by imprisonment in state prison.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.8
Misdemeanor; definition.
Misdemeanor—When any act or omission, not a felony, is punishable according to law, by a fine, penalty or forfeiture, and imprisonment, or by such fine, penalty or forfeiture, or imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, such act or omission shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.9
Misdemeanor; definition.
Misdemeanor—When the performance of any act is prohibited by this or any other statute, and no penalty for the violation of such statute is imposed, either in the same section containing such prohibition, or in any other section or statute, the doing of such act shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.10
Miscellaneous; definition.
Miscellaneous—In this act: The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders. The words "person", "accused", and similar words include, unless a contrary intention appears, public and private corporations, copartnerships, and unin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.10a
Sexually delinquent persons; definition.
The term "sexually delinquent person" when used in this act shall mean any person whose sexual behavior is characterized by repetitive or compulsive acts which indicate a disregard of consequences or the recognized rights of others, or by the use of force upon another person in attempting sex relations of either a hete…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.13
Taking or enticing away minor under sixteen years; violation as felony; penalty.
A person who takes or entices away a minor under the age of 16 years from the minor's father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of the minor, without their consent, for the purpose of prostitution, concubinage, sexual intercourse, or marriage is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.16
Adulteration; drugs or medicine injurious to health; violations; penalty; “serious impairment of a body function” defined; other violations committed.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who knowingly or recklessly commits any of the following actions is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both: (a) Adulterates, misbrands, removes, or substitutes a drug or medicine so…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.18
Mixing drug or medicine; injuriously affecting quality or potency; violations; penalties; “serious impairment of body function” defined; other violations committed.
(1) Except for the purpose of compounding in the necessary preparation of medicine, a person shall not knowingly or recklessly mix, color, stain, or powder, or order or permit another person to mix, color, stain, or powder, a drug or medicine with an ingredient or material so as to injuriously affect the quality or pot…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.25
Adulteration of butter and cream.
(1) A person who possesses with intent to sell, or offer or expose for sale, or sell as butter or as cream, a product that is adulterated within the meaning of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. (2) Butter is adulterated with…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.27
Adulterated cigarettes.
Adulterated cigarettes—Any person within the state who manufactures, sells or gives to any one, any cigarette containing any ingredient deleterious to health or foreign to tobacco, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.28
Cereal beverage with alcoholic content; furnishing to minors, penalty.
Any person who shall sell, give or furnish to a minor, except upon authority of and pursuant to a prescription of a duly licensed physician, any cereal beverage of any alcoholic content under the name of "near beer", or "brew", or "bru", or any other name which is capable of conveying the impression to the purchaser th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.29
Adultery; definition.
Definition—Adultery is the sexual intercourse of 2 persons, either of whom is married to a third person.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.30
Adultery; punishment.
Punishment—Any person who shall commit adultery shall be guilty of a felony; and when the crime is committed between a married woman and a man who is unmarried, the man shall be guilty of adultery, and liable to the same punishment.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.31
Adultery; complaint and time of prosecution.
Complainant and time prosecution to be commenced—No prosecution for adultery, under the preceding section, shall be commenced, but on the complaint of the husband or wife; and no such prosecution shall be commenced after 1 year from the time of committing the offense.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.32
Adultery; cohabitation of divorced parties.
Cohabitation by divorced parties—If any persons after being divorced from the bonds of matrimony for any cause whatever, shall cohabit together, they shall be liable to all the penalties provided by law against adultery.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.33
False advertising; penalty; excepted participants in publication.
(1) A person who, with intent to sell, purchase, dispose of, or acquire merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered or sought by the person, directly or indirectly, to or from the public for sale, purchase, or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption of merchandise, securities, service, or oth…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.33a
Character or extent of business misrepresentation; penalty.
Any person who states, in an advertisement of his goods, that he is a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler or importer, or that he owns or controls a factory or other source of supply of goods, when such is not the fact, or in any other manner knowingly misrepresents the character, extent, volume or type of hi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.38
Personal violence or human form; displaying.
Displaying, etc., pictures, etc., representing personal violence or human form—Any person who shall post, place or display on any sign board, bill board, fence, building, sidewalk, or other object, or in any street, road, or other public place, any sign, picture, printing or other representation of murder, assassinatio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.42a
Outdoor sign advertising smokeless tobacco product; warning statements; local ordinance, regulation, or other law.
(1) A person who uses an outdoor sign to advertise a smokeless tobacco product shall display on the outdoor sign 1 of the following statements: (a) "WARNING: This product may cause mouth cancer." (b) "WARNING: This product may cause gum disease and tooth loss." (c) "WARNING: This product is not a safe alternative to ci…
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