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MI Comp L § 750.536a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXI - Chapter LXXXI Stolen, Embezzled or Converted Property (750.535...750.538)|Section 750.536a - Rendering Goods or Property Unidentifiable; Possession or Sale of Goods or Property With Identifying Number Obscured, Defaced, Altered, Obliterated, Removed, Destroyed, or Otherwise Concealed or Disguised.

750.536a Rendering goods or property unidentifiable; possession or sale of goods or property with identifying number obscured, defaced, altered, obliterated, removed, destroyed, or otherwise concealed or disguised. Sec. 536a.  (1) A person who obscures, defaces, alters, obliterates, removes, destroys, or otherwise conceals or disguises any registration, serial, or other identifying number embossed, engraved, carved, stamped, welded, or otherwise placed or situated in or upon goods or property held for sale in the ordinary course of business with the intent to render the goods or property unidentifiable shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  (2) A person who is a dealer in or collector of any merchandise or personal property or the agent, employee, or representative of a dealer or collector and who possesses goods or property with the intent to sell the goods or property in the ordinary course of business knowing the registration, serial, or other identifying number has been obscured, defaced, altered, obliterated, removed, destroyed, or otherwise concealed or disguised shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  (3) A person who is a dealer or collector of any merchandise or personal property or the agent, employee, or representative of a dealer or collector and who sells goods or property in the ordinary course of business knowing that the registration, serial, or other identifying number has been obscured, defaced, altered, obliterated, removed, destroyed, or otherwise concealed or disguised shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 1980, Act 44, Eff. July 1, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 1, 1985
MI Comp L § 750.537 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXI - Chapter LXXXI Stolen, Embezzled or Converted Property (750.535...750.538)|Section 750.537 - Copper or Silver Ore; Barter, Transfer, or Sale; Memorandum of Sale; Certificate; Applicability; Violation as Misdemeanor.

750.537 Copper or silver ore; barter, transfer, or sale; memorandum of sale; certificate; applicability; violation as misdemeanor. Sec. 537.  A person working in any copper or silver mine of this state, or any person in behalf of such person, shall not sell, barter, transfer, or ship any copper or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the raw or unmanufactured state, and shall not be a party to any barter, transfer, or sale, or aid or assist therein, unless a memorandum be filed with the county clerk of the county where the barter, transfer, or sale shall take place, giving the names of the parties making such barter, transfer, sale, or shipment, the dates, consideration, and the origin of the copper or silver so bartered, transferred, sold, or shipped, and in all cases where the origin of said copper or silver is not known to the parties, no barter, transfer, sale, or shipment shall be made without a certificate being attached to such memorandum of sale duly signed by the county clerk or by a constable or deputy sheriff, judge, stating in substance that he or she has investigated the source or origin of the copper or silver so to be bartered, transferred, sold, or shipped and that in his or her opinion the articles have not been stolen, and that the parties thereto have a right to transfer or sell the articles. This section does not apply to any person authorized to act in behalf of a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of mining copper or silver as owner. Any person violating the provisions 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. History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.537 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003 Former Law: See sections 1 and 3 of Act 281 of 1925, being CL 1929, §§ 9837 and 9839.
MI Comp L § 750.538 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXI - Chapter LXXXI Stolen, Embezzled or Converted Property (750.535...750.538)|Section 750.538 - Copper or Silver Ore; Sales, Transfers, or Shipments; Memorandum of Sale; Certificate; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

750.538 Copper or silver ore; sales, transfers, or shipments; memorandum of sale; certificate; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 538.  (1) Any sales, transfers, or shipments of copper or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the raw or unmanufactured state in any county of this state where copper and silver are mined, by any person not engaged in the business of mining or producing copper or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the unmanufactured state, shall be unlawful unless and until a memorandum thereof shall be filed with the county clerk of the county where such sale or transfer shall take place, giving the names of the parties, the dates, consideration, and origin of the copper or silver so sold, transferred, or shipped or offered for sale, transfer, or shipping; and in all cases where the origin of the copper or silver is not known, no sale, transfer, or shipment shall be made without a certificate being attached to such memorandum of sale duly signed by the county clerk, constable, or deputy sheriff, stating in substance that he or she has investigated the source or origin of the copper or silver offered for sale, transfer, or shipment, and that in his or her opinion the articles have not been stolen, and that the parties thereto have a right to sell, transfer, and ship the same.  (2) Any person violating 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. History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.538 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003 Former Law: See sections 2 and 3 of Act 281 of 1925, being CL 1929, §§ 9838 and 9839.
MI Comp L § 750.539 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539 - Divulging Contents of Messages.

750.539 Divulging contents of messages. Sec. 539.  Divulging contents of messages—Any person connected with a telegraph, telephone or messenger company, incorporated or unincorporated, operating a line of telegraph or telephone, or engaged in the business of receiving and delivering messages in this state, in any capacity, who wilfully divulges the contents or the nature of the contents of a communication entrusted to him for transmission or delivery, or who wilfully refuses or neglects to transmit or deliver the same, or who wilfully delays the transmission or delivery of the same, or who wilfully forges the name of the receiver to any receipt for any such message or communication or article of value entrusted to him by such company, with a view to injure, deceive or defraud the sender or intended receiver thereof, or any such telephone, telegraph or messenger company or to benefit himself or any other person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.539 Former Law: See section 1 of Act 68 of 1853, being CL 1857, § 5912; CL 1871, § 7768; How., § 9357; CL 1897, § 11386; CL 1915, § 15104; CL 1929, § 17047; and Act 187 of 1901.
MI Comp L § 750.539a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539a - Definitions.

750.539a Definitions. Sec. 539a.  As used in sections 539a to 539i:  (1) "Private place" means a place where one may reasonably expect to be safe from casual or hostile intrusion or surveillance but does not include a place to which the public or substantial group of the public has access.  (2) "Eavesdrop" or "eavesdropping" means to overhear, record, amplify or transmit any part of the private discourse of others without the permission of all persons engaged in the discourse. Neither this definition or any other provision of this act shall modify or affect any law or regulation concerning interception, divulgence or recording of messages transmitted by communications common carriers.  (3) "Surveillance" means to secretly observe the activities of another person for the purpose of spying upon and invading the privacy of the person observed.  (4) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or association. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539b - Trespassing for Purpose of Eavesdropping or Surveillance.

750.539b Trespassing for purpose of eavesdropping or surveillance. Sec. 539b.  A person who trespasses on property owned or under the control of any other person, to subject that person to eavesdropping or surveillance is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539c - Eavesdropping Upon Private Conversation.

750.539c Eavesdropping upon private conversation. Sec. 539c.  Any person who is present or who is not present during a private conversation and who wilfully uses any device to eavesdrop upon the conversation without the consent of all parties thereto, or who knowingly aids, employs or procures another person to do the same in violation of this section, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in a state prison for not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539d - Installation, Placement, or Use of Device for Observing, Recording, Transmitting, Photographing or Eavesdropping in Private Place.

750.539d Installation, placement, or use of device for observing, recording, transmitting, photographing or eavesdropping in private place. Sec. 539d.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not do either of the following:  (a) Install, place, or use in any private place, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to privacy in that place, any device for observing, recording, transmitting, photographing, or eavesdropping upon the sounds or events in that place.  (b) Distribute, disseminate, or transmit for access by any other person a recording, photograph, or visual image the person knows or has reason to know was obtained in violation of this section.  (2) This section does not prohibit security monitoring in a residence if conducted by or at the direction of the owner or principal occupant of that residence unless conducted for a lewd or lascivious purpose.  (3) A person who violates or attempts to violate this section is guilty of a crime as follows:  (a) For a violation or attempted violation of subsection (1)(a):  (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.  (ii) If the person was previously convicted of violating or attempting to violate this section, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.  (b) For a violation or attempted violation of subsection (1)(b), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.  (4) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate subsection (1)(a) or (b). History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 156, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 750.539e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539e - Use or Divulgence of Information Unlawfully Obtained.

750.539e Use or divulgence of information unlawfully obtained. Sec. 539e.  Any person who uses or divulges any information which he knows or reasonably should know was obtained in violation of sections 539b, 539c or 539d is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539f (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539f - Unlawful Manufacture, Possession or Transfer of Eavesdropping Devices.

750.539f Unlawful manufacture, possession or transfer of eavesdropping devices. Sec. 539f.  Any person who manufactures, possesses or transfers to another any device, contrivance, machine or apparatus designed or commonly used for eavesdropping with the intent to unlawfully use or employ or allow the same to be so used or employed for eavesdropping, and knowing the same is intended to be so used, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539g (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539g - Exceptions.

750.539g Exceptions. Sec. 539g.  Sections 539a to 539f do not prohibit any of the following:  (a) Eavesdropping or surveillance not otherwise prohibited by law by a peace officer of this state or of the federal government, or the officer's agent, while in the performance of the officer's duties.  (b) Hearing a communication transmitted by common carrier facilities by an employee of a communications common carrier when acting in the course of his or her employment.  (c) The recording by a public utility of telephone communications to it requesting service or registering a complaint by a customer, if a record of the communications is required for legitimate business purposes and the agents, servants, and employees of the public utility are aware of the practice or surveillance by an employee safeguarding property owned by, or in custody of, his or her employer on his or her employer's property.  (d) The routine monitoring, including recording, by employees of the department of corrections of telephone communications on telephones available for use by prisoners in state correctional facilities, if the monitoring is conducted in the manner prescribed by section 70 of Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1953, being section 791.270 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and rules promulgated under that section. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 22, 1993
MI Comp L § 750.539h (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539h - Civil Remedies.

750.539h Civil remedies. Sec. 539h.  Any parties to any conversation upon which eavesdropping is practiced contrary to this act shall be entitled to the following civil remedies:  (a) An injunction by a court of record prohibiting further eavesdropping.  (b) All actual damages against the person who eavesdrops.  (c) Punitive damages as determined by the court or by a jury. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539i (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539i - Proof of Installation of Device as Prima Facie Evidence of Violation.

750.539i Proof of installation of device as prima facie evidence of violation. Sec. 539i.  In any criminal or civil action, proof of the installation in any private place of any device which may be used for the purposes of violating the provisions of this act shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of section 539d. History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
MI Comp L § 750.539j (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539j - Surveillance of or Distribution, Dissemination, or Transmission of Recording, Photograph, or Visual Image of Individual Having Reasonable Expectation of Privacy; Prohibited Conduct; Violation as Felony; Penalty; Exceptions; “Surveil” Defined.

750.539j Surveillance of or distribution, dissemination, or transmission of recording, photograph, or visual image of individual having reasonable expectation of privacy; prohibited conduct; violation as felony; penalty; exceptions; “surveil” defined. Sec. 539j.  (1) A person shall not do any of the following:  (a) Surveil another individual who is clad only in his or her undergarments, the unclad genitalia or buttocks of another individual, or the unclad breasts of a female individual under circumstances in which the individual would have a reasonable expectation of privacy.  (b) Photograph, or otherwise capture or record, the visual image of the undergarments worn by another individual, the unclad genitalia or buttocks of another individual, or the unclad breasts of a female individual under circumstances in which the individual would have a reasonable expectation of privacy.  (c) Distribute, disseminate, or transmit for access by any other person a recording, photograph, or visual image the person knows or has reason to know was obtained in violation of this section.  (2) A person who violates or attempts to violate this section is guilty of a crime as follows:  (a) For a violation or attempted violation of subsection (1)(a):  (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.  (ii) If the person was previously convicted of violating or attempting to violate subsection (1)(a), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.  (b) For a violation or attempted violation of subsection (1)(b) or (c), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.  (3) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate subsection (1)(a) to (c).  (4) This section does not prohibit security monitoring in a residence if conducted by or at the direction of the owner or principal occupant of that residence unless conducted for a lewd or lascivious purpose.  (5) This section does not apply to a peace officer of this state or of the federal government, or the officer's agent, while in the performance of the officer's duties.  (6) As used in this section, "surveil" means to subject an individual to surveillance as that term is defined in section 539a. History: Add. 2004, Act 155, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 750.539k (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.539k - Personal Identifying Information; Prohibited Conduct; Exception; Violation as Felony; Penalty; Definitions.

750.539k Personal identifying information; prohibited conduct; exception; violation as felony; penalty; definitions.Sec. 539k.  (1) A person who is not a party to a transaction that involves the use of a financial transaction device shall not secretly or surreptitiously photograph, or otherwise capture or record, electronically or by any other means, or distribute, disseminate, or transmit, electronically or by any other means, personal identifying information from the transaction without the consent of the individual.  (2) This section does not prohibit the capture or transmission of personal identifying information in the ordinary and lawful course of business.  (3) This section does not apply to a peace officer of this state, or of the federal government, or the officer's agent, while in the lawful performance of the officer's duties.  (4) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate this section.  (5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment as follows:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.  (b) If the violation is a second violation of subsection (1), by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.  (c) If the violation is a third or subsequent violation of subsection (1), by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $75,000.00, or both.  (6) As used in this section:  (a) "Financial transaction device" means that term as defined in section 157m.  (b) "Personal identifying information" means that term as defined in section 3 of the identity theft protection act, 2004 PA 452, MCL 445.63. History: Add. 2004, Act 460, Eff. Mar. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 213, Eff. Apr. 1, 2014
MI Comp L § 750.540a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code|Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)|328-1931-LXXXII - Chapter LXXXII Telegraph and Telephone (750.539...750.540h)|Section 750.540a - Party Line, Emergency, Defined; Refusal to Yield or Surrender Use of Line; Pretext; Penalty.

750.540a Party line, emergency, defined; refusal to yield or surrender use of line; pretext; penalty. Sec. 540a.  "Party line" as used in this section means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of 2 or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number. "Emergency" as used in this section means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.  Any person who shall wilfully refuse to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.  Any person who shall ask for or request the use of a party line on pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 1952, Act 56, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952