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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.490 Safe keeping of public moneys.
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Sec. 490. Safe keeping of public moneys—All moneys which shall come into the hands of any officer of the state, or of any officer of any county, or of any township, school district, highway district, city or village, or of any other municipal or public corporation within this sta…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.490a Purchase by employee upon public credit for private use.
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Sec. 490a. An officer or employee of any governmental agency shall not purchase or cause to be purchased any goods, wares, or merchandise of any description in the name of or on the credit of the governmental agency for any other purpose than for use or resale in the regular cour…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.491 Public records; disposal; removal, mutilation, or destruction; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
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Sec. 491. (1) All official books, papers, or records created by or received in any office or agency of this state or its political subdivisions are public property belonging to the people of this state. All such books, papers, or records must be disposed of only as provided in se…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.492 Public records; inspection; use; copying; removal.
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Sec. 492. Any officer having the custody of any county, city, or township records in this state who shall when requested fail or neglect to furnish proper and reasonable facilities for the inspection and examination of the records and files in his or her office and for making mem…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.492a Placing misleading or inaccurate information in medical records or charts; alteration or destruction of medical records or charts; penalties; applicability of subsections (1) and (2); basis for civil action for damages not created.
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Sec. 492a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a health care provider or other person, knowing that the information is misleading or inaccurate, shall not intentionally, willfully, or recklessly place or direct another to place in a patient's medical record or cha…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493 Protection of exploration; pits and holes.
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Sec. 493. Protection of exploration pits and holes—Any person who shall sink, dig or cause to be sunk or dug, any shaft, pit, hole or trench on any uninclosed or unoccupied land within this state to a depth of 4 feet or more, for the purpose of exploring for minerals or making ot…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493a Placing or throwing glass or other debris on beach or public highway.
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Sec. 493a. Any person who shall place or throw glass or other dangerous pointed or edged substances in or on any beach or waters adjacent thereto, highway, or walk, or on public property within 50 feet of a public highway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493b Well or cistern; abandoning or failing to keep safely covered or fenced; depth and width.
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Sec. 493b. Any person who shall knowingly abandon or fail to keep safely covered or fenced any well or cistern of a depth of 4 feet or more and with a top width of 12 inches or more on property owned or occupied by such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493c Excavation or basement; failure to cover or fence.
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Sec. 493c. Any person who shall hereafter dig or cause to be dug an excavation or a partially constructed basement for any building or structure, and who shall fail to cover or safely fence the same within a period of 90 days after such excavation has been commenced shall be deem…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493d Icebox or refrigerator; abandoned without removing snaplock or locking device, penalty.
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Sec. 493d. Any person who knowingly leaves, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded icebox, refrigerator or other container of a kind and size sufficient to permit the entrapment and suffocation of a child therein, without first removing the snap…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493e Jumping or diving from public bridge or overpass as misdemeanor; effective date of section.
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Sec. 493e. (1) A person shall not jump or dive from a public bridge or overpass. (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor. (3) This section shall not take effect until April 1, 1983.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.495 Shafting; erection to protect public.
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Sec. 495. Shafting to be erected to protect public—All shafting put up for the running of machinery on exhibition in this state, where the public are invited to assemble, shall be so put up as to prevent any person or persons coming in contact with the same. Any person or persons…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.495a Damage to saws or wood manufacturing or processing equipment.
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Sec. 495a. (1) A person who drives or places in or on any tree or wood product, without the prior consent of the owner, any iron, steel, or other substance sufficiently hard to damage saws or wood manufacturing or processing equipment with the intent to cause inconvenience, annoy…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.497 Detouring traffic as public safety measure; notices, posting.
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Sec. 497. Detouring traffic as public safety measure—Whenever in the opinion of the state highway commissioner a condition arises or is about to arise upon any of the highways of the state occasioned by the condition of said highway or by any approaching public gathering likely t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.498 Erection of traffic signals by township boards on trunk lines.
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Sec. 498. Erection of traffic control signals by township boards on state trunk line highways—Upon request of any township board, county road commission, or the officials of any incorporated city or village, or upon their own initiative, the state highway commissioner and the com…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.498b Marine safety device; tampering with, taking, or removing prohibited; violation; penalty; definitions.
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Sec. 498b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who, without lawful authority, tampers with, takes, or removes a marine safety device owned or maintained by this state or a political subdivision of this state knowing or having reason to know that the device is a mar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.499 False active shooter alarm; violation as misdemeanor.
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Sec. 499. (1) A person who knowingly and willfully raises a false active shooter alarm in a public place, including, but not limited to, a school, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year and a fine of not more than $1,000.00. (2) As used in …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.5 “Crime” defined.
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Sec. 5. "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) Disqualificatio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.50 Definitions; charge or custody of animal; breeder or owner of a pet shop; prohibited conduct; seizure by animal control agency; violation as misdemeanor or felony; penalty; psychiatric or psychological counseling; other violation of law arising out of same transaction; consecutive terms; order to pay restitution; order prohibiting owning or possessing animal for certain period of time; violation of subsection (9); revocation of probation; certain conduct not prohibited by section; notice and hearing requirements upon seizure of animal; security deposit or bond; authority to humanely euthanize; immunity.
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Sec. 50. (1) As used in this section and section 50b: (a) "Adequate care" means the provision of sufficient food, water, shelter, sanitary conditions, exercise, and veterinary medical attention to maintain an animal in a state of good health. (b) "Animal" means a vertebrate other…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.502b Sale or attempted sale of kerosene with flash point of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit as misdemeanor; penalty.
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Sec. 502b. A person who knowingly sells or attempts to sell to any person in this state, for use in atmospheric pressure wick-feed illuminating apparatus or atmospheric pressure wick-feed heating stoves or in gravity-feed cook stoves, any kerosene, whether manufactured in this st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.502c Public accommodation; requirements; violation as misdemeanor; definitions.
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Sec. 502c. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), a public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to permit the use of a service animal by a person with a disability. If the service animal is a miniature horse, a public accommodat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.502d Transporting or possessing anhydrous ammonia; “container approved by law” defined.
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Sec. 502d. (1) A person who transports or possesses anhydrous ammonia in a container other than a container approved by law, or who unlawfully tampers with a container approved by law, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not mor…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.503 Punishment of felonies when not fixed by statute.
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Sec. 503. If a person is convicted of a felony for which no punishment is specially prescribed, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.504 Punishment of misdemeanors when not fixed by statute.
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Sec. 504. If a person is convicted of a crime designated in this act or in any other act of this state to be a misdemeanor for which no punishment is specially prescribed, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.505 Punishment for indictable common law offenses.
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Sec. 505. Any person who shall commit any indictable offense at the common law, for the punishment of which no provision is expressly made by any statute of this state, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by a fine …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.506 Optional jail sentence for first offenders convicted of felonies.
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Sec. 506. Optional jail sentence for first offenders convicted of felonies—Whenever any person shall be convicted of a first offense herein declared to be a felony, punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than 5 years, the court may instead of imposing the sentence prov…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.506a Prisoners committing offenses defined in MCL 750.81 to 750.86; penalties.
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Sec. 506a. (1) If a person, lawfully imprisoned in a jail or other place of confinement established by law, for any crime or offense, or lawfully imprisoned in a jail or other place of confinement after being sentenced for a crime or offense and awaiting or in transit to or from …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.507 State radio broadcasting station; priority of messages.
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Sec. 507. Every telegraph and telephone company operating in this state shall give priority to emergency messages or operator-handled telephone calls directed to any public safety agency and the person responsible for failure so to do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the pur…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.507b Telegraph and telephone companies; interference, obstruction.
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Sec. 507b. Any unauthorized person who shall wilfully prevent, interfere, obstruct, or impede a public safety radio communication shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.508 Equipping vehicle with radio able to receive signals on frequencies assigned for police or certain other purposes; violation; penalties; radar detectors not applicable.
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Sec. 508. (1) A person who has been convicted of 1 or more felonies during the preceding 5 years shall not carry or have in his or her possession a radio receiving set that will receive signals sent on a frequency assigned by the federal communications commission of the United St…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.509 False reports to police broadcasting station.
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Sec. 509. Any person who shall willfully make to any radio broadcasting station operated by any law enforcement agency any false, misleading, or unfounded report, for the purpose of interfering with the operation thereof, or with the intention of misleading any peace officer or o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.50a Service animal; prohibited conduct by individual; violation as misdemeanor; rebuttable presumption that conduct initiated or continued maliciously; conviction or sentence under other applicable law; definitions.
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Sec. 50a. (1) An individual shall not do either of the following: (a) Willfully and maliciously assault, beat, harass, injure, or attempt to assault, beat, harass, or injure a service animal that he or she knows or has reason to believe is a service animal used by a person with a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.50b Animal and companion animal defined; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; consecutive terms; exceptions; seizure of animals; notice requirements; hearing; security deposit or bond; authority to humanely euthanize; immunity.
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Sec. 50b. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Animal" means a vertebrate other than a human being. (b) "Companion animal" means an animal that is commonly considered to be, or is considered by the animal's owner to be, a pet, or that is a service animal. Companion animal includes, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.50c Police dog or police horse; definitions; violation as felony or misdemeanor; penalty; other violations.
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Sec. 50c. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Dog handler" means a peace officer who has successfully completed training in the handling of a police dog pursuant to a policy of the law enforcement agency that employs that peace officer. (b) "Physical harm" means any injury to a dog…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.51 Animals; confining on railroad cars.
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Sec. 51. Confining animals on railroad cars—No railroad company, in the carrying or transportation of animals, shall permit the same to be confined in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours without unloading the same for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at le…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.510 Broadcasting regulations; violation.
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Sec. 510. Violation of regulations controlling broadcasting—Any person or corporation who shall knowingly cause or do any act in violation of any rule or order of the Michigan public utilities commission made pursuant to Act No. 131 of the Public Acts of 1927, being sections 1172…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.511 Attempt to wreck or endanger safety of passengers.
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Sec. 511. Attempt to wreck railroad trains or endanger safety of passengers—Any person who shall place upon any railroad any timber, stone, iron or other obstruction, or who shall change any switch or track, or who shall loosen or displace any rail of the track of such railroad, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.512 Uncoupling locomotive or cars.
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Sec. 512. Uncoupling locomotive or cars—Any person, not being employed on any railroad, who shall wilfully and maliciously uncouple or detach the locomotive or tender, or any of the cars of any railroad train, or shall in any way aid, abet, or procure the doing of the same, shall…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.515 Proof of existence of railroad company.
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Sec. 515. Proof of existence of railroad company—At the trial of any case arising under the preceding sections of this chapter, it shall be sufficient prima facie proof of the existence of any railroad company named in the indictment to show that such company was doing business a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.518 Boarding railroad train while in motion.
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Sec. 518. Boarding railroad train while in motion—Any person who shall jump or step on board of any railroad train, locomotive or car when in motion except employes and passengers at railway stations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.519 Disciplining or discharging on report of railroad detective.
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Sec. 519. A common carrier by railroad, its agents, superintendents, managers, or employees owning or operating any line or lines of railroad in this state and engaged in commerce by railroad, employing any special agent, detective, or person commonly known as a spotter for the p…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520a Definitions.
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Sec. 520a. As used in this chapter: (a) "Actor" means a person accused of criminal sexual conduct. (b) "Developmental disability" means an impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior that meets all of the following criteria: (i) It originated before the pe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520b Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; circumstances; felony; consecutive terms.
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Sec. 520b. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists: (a) That other person is under 13 years of age. (b) That other person is at least 13 b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520c Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; felony.
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Sec. 520c. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists: (a) That other person is under 13 years of age. (b) That other person is at least 13 but…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520d Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; felony.
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Sec. 520d. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the person engages in sexual penetration with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist: (a) That other person is at least 13 years of age and under 16 years of age. (b) Force…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520e Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; misdemeanor.
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Sec. 520e. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist: (a) That other person is at least 13 years of age but less than 16 years of age, and the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520f Second or subsequent offense; penalty.
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Sec. 520f. (1) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under section 520b, 520c, or 520d, the sentence imposed under those sections for the second or subsequent offense shall provide for a mandatory minimum sentence of at least 5 years. (2) For purposes of this…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520g Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct; felony.
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Sec. 520g. (1) Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct involving sexual penetration shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years. (2) Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct in the second degree is a felony punishable by impr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520h Corroboration of victim's testimony not required.
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Sec. 520h. The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under sections 520b to 520g.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520i Resistance by victim not required.
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Sec. 520i. A victim need not resist the actor in prosecution under sections 520b to 520g.