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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXX - Chapter LXX Public Offices and Officers (750.478...750.490a) › Section 750.490 - Safe Keeping of Public Moneys.

750.490 Safe keeping of public moneys.
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 state, pursuant to any provision of law authorizing such officer to receive the same, shall be denominated public moneys within the meaning of this section.
It shall be the duty of every officer charged with the receiving, keeping or disbursing of public moneys to keep the same separate and apart from his own money, and he shall not commingle the same with his own money, nor with the money of any other person, firm, or corporation.
No such officer shall, under any pretext, use, or allow to be used, any such moneys for any purpose other than in accordance with the provisions of law; nor shall he use the same for his own private use, nor loan the same to any person, firm or corporation without legal authority so to do.
In all cases where public moneys are authorized to be deposited in any bank, or to be loaned to any individual, firm or corporation, for interest, the interest accruing upon such public moneys shall belong to and constitute a general fund of the state, county or other public or municipal corporation, as the case may be.
In no case shall any such officer, directly or indirectly, receive any pecuniary or valuable consideration as an inducement for the deposit of any public moneys with any particular bank, person, firm or corporation.
The provisions of this section shall apply to all deputies of such officer or officers, and to all clerks, agents and servants of such officer or officers.
Any officer who shall wilfully or corruptly draw or issue any warrant, order or certificate for the payment of money in excess of the amount authorized by law, or for a purpose not authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in this section.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than 1,000 dollars: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall prevent a prosecution for embezzlement in cases where the facts warrant the same.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.490
Former Law:
See sections 1 to 8 of Act 131 of 1875, being How., §§ 423 to 430; CL 1897, §§ 1197 to 1204; CL 1915, §§ 298 to 305; and CL 1929, §§ 358 to 365.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXX - Chapter LXX Public Offices and Officers (750.478...750.490a) › Section 750.490a - Purchase by Employee Upon Public Credit for Private Use.

750.490a Purchase by employee upon public credit for private use.
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 course of the official business of the governmental agency; or sell or offer for sale goods, wares, or merchandise purchased in the name of or on the credit of the governmental agency, at any price other than the price at which such goods are offered generally to the public by the governmental agency.
As used in this section, "governmental agency" means any and all branches or departments of the state government; any and all branches or departments of the government of any county, city, village, school district, township, or other municipal corporation in this state; and any commission, board, or other similar body organized to assist in the conduct of the governmental or proprietary functions of state or local government.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 310, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 750.490a ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXI - Chapter LXXI Public Records (750.491...750.492a) › Section 750.491 - Public Records; Disposal; Removal, Mutilation, or Destruction; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

750.491 Public records; disposal; removal, mutilation, or destruction; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
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 section 11 of the Michigan history center act, 2016 PA 470, MCL 399.811, section 2a of the records reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.402a, and sections 2137 and 2138 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2137 and 600.2138.
(2) An individual shall not willfully carry away, mutilate, or destroy the books, papers, records, or any part of a book, paper, or record described in subsection (1) and shall not retain and continue to hold the possession of those books, papers, or records, or parts of those books, papers, or records and refuse to deliver up those books, papers, records, or parts of those books, papers, or records to the proper officer having charge of the office to which those books, papers, or records belong upon demand being made by that officer or, if the office is defunct, the Michigan history center created in the Michigan history center act, 2016 PA 470, MCL 399.801 to 399.812. An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.491 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 119, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 147, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 182, Eff. Feb. 19, 2018 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 284, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of department of history, arts, and libraries regarding state archives program to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 6 of 1851, being CL 1857, § 5906; CL 1871, § 7751; How., § 9347; CL 1897, § 11361; CL 1915, § 15079; CL 1929, § 17018; and Act 208 of 1875.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXI - Chapter LXXI Public Records (750.491...750.492a) › Section 750.492 - Public Records; Inspection; Use; Copying; Removal.

750.492 Public records; inspection; use; copying; removal.
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 memoranda of transcripts therefrom during the usual business hours, which shall not be less than 4 hours per day, to any person having occasion to make examination of them for any lawful purpose is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. The custodian of said records and files may make such reasonable rules with reference to the inspection and examination of them as shall be necessary for the protection of said records and files and to prevent interference with the regular discharge of the duties of such officer. The officer shall prohibit the use of pen and ink in making copies or notes of records and files in his or her office. No books, records, and files shall be removed from the office of the custodian thereof, except by the order of the judge of any court of competent jurisdiction, or in response to a subpoena duces tecum issued therefrom, or for audit purposes conducted pursuant to 1919 PA 71, MCL 21.41 to 21.55, 1929 PA 52, MCL 14.141 to 14.145, or 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a, with the permission of the official having custody of the records if the official is given a receipt listing the records being removed.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.492 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 92 of 1899, being CL 1915, §§ 3449 and 3450; and CL 1929, §§ 2713 and 2714.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493 - Protection of Exploration; Pits and Holes.

750.493 Protection of exploration; pits and holes.
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 other discoveries, and shall fail and neglect to fill the same or erect or cause to be erected and maintain or cause to be maintained around the same a good substantial fence or enclosure not less than 4 feet high, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.493
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 188 of 1885, being How., §§ 9120a and 9120b; CL 1897, §§ 11527 and 11528; CL 1915, §§ 15266 and 15267; and CL 1929, §§ 16805 and 16806.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493a - Placing or Throwing Glass or Other Debris on Beach or Public Highway.

750.493a Placing or throwing glass or other debris on beach or public highway.
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.
History:
Add. 1949, Act 50, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493b - Well or Cistern; Abandoning or Failing to Keep Safely Covered or Fenced; Depth and Width.

750.493b Well or cistern; abandoning or failing to keep safely covered or fenced; depth and width.
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.
History:
Add. 1949, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493c - Excavation or Basement; Failure to Cover or Fence.

750.493c Excavation or basement; failure to cover or fence.
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 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1952, Act 102, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493d - Icebox or Refrigerator; Abandoned Without Removing Snaplock or Locking Device, Penalty.

750.493d Icebox or refrigerator; abandoned without removing snaplock or locking device, penalty.
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 snaplock or other locking device from the lid or cover thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1954, Act 135, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1954 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 68, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.493e - Jumping or Diving From Public Bridge or Overpass as Misdemeanor; Effective Date of Section.

750.493e Jumping or diving from public bridge or overpass as misdemeanor; effective date of section.
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.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.494 - Repealed. 2002, Act 262, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2002.

750.494 Repealed. 2002, Act 262, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to bells on sleighs and cutters in Upper Peninsula.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.495 - Shafting; Erection to Protect Public.

750.495 Shafting; erection to protect public.
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 using shafting as named in this section, who shall refuse or neglect to comply with the same before setting said shafting in motion for exhibition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.495
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 156 of 1885, being How., §§ 2102q and 2102r; CL 1897, §§ 5550 and 5551; CL 1915, §§ 7219 and 7220; and CL 1929, §§ 8890 and 8891.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.495a - Damage to Saws or Wood Manufacturing or Processing Equipment.

750.495a Damage to saws or wood manufacturing or processing equipment.
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, annoyance, or alarm to any other person is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(2) 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, annoyance, or alarm to any other person, and who, by doing so, causes injury to a person, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or by a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
(3) 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, annoyance, or alarm to any other person, and who, by doing so, causes death to a person, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or by a fine of not more than $7,500.00, or both.
(4) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that individual while violating this section.
(5) This section does not prohibit a landowner from attaching an alarm system to a tree, or authorizing an individual to attach an alarm system to a tree, on the landowner's property.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 100, Eff. May 1, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.496 - Repealed. 2014, Act 112, Eff. July 9, 2014.

750.496 Repealed. 2014, Act 112, Eff. July 9, 2014.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to setting fire to hotel or place of public abode.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.497 - Detouring Traffic as Public Safety Measure; Notices, Posting.

750.497 Detouring traffic as public safety measure; notices, posting.
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 to bring unusual congestion of traffic thereon, and the public safety of persons using or about to use said highway is put in jeopardy, the state highway commissioner is hereby authorized by an appropriate order, to detour the traffic from or upon, provide the direction for any or all traffic, close to any or all traffic, or limit the traffic on said highway to certain classes of vehicles, under such conditions as he may in such order provide on any of the highways of the state of Michigan for such length of time as he may deem necessary.
Whenever the state highway commissioner shall make any order in any way regulating or closing traffic on any highways of this state under the authority of this section, he shall cause to be posted upon said highway in conspicuous places at each terminal of the restricted or closed highway, conspicuous notices of such regulations or closing order.
Any person violating any of the provisions of said order, or using said highway in any manner prohibited in said order after and during the time that notices of said order shall be properly posted as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than 10 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 221, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 750.497
Former Law:
See sections 1 to 3 of Act 302 of 1929, being CL 1929, §§ 4629 to 4631.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.498 - Erection of Traffic Signals by Township Boards on Trunk Lines.

750.498 Erection of traffic signals by township boards on trunk lines.
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 commissioner of public safety, acting jointly may investigate or cause to be investigated the traffic conditions on any state trunk line highway within this state, and, if upon such investigation they shall find it in the interest of public safety and convenience, they may direct the said state highway commissioner, township board, county road commission, city or village officials, to erect and maintain, take down, regulate or control such parking, speed and traffic control signs, signals or devices as the said state highway commissioner and commissioner of public safety shall designate, and in default thereof, said state highway commissioner and commissioner of public safety shall be authorized to cause such designated signs, signals and devices to be erected and maintained, taken down, regulated or controlled, in the manner previously directed, and pay for same out of the highway fund designated. A public record of any and all such traffic signs, signals or devices so authorized shall be kept in the office of the state highway commissioner. Any person who shall, on any state trunk line highway in any township, city or village, fail to observe any parking, speed or traffic signs, signals or devices authorized as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than 100 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 10 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 221, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 750.498
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 85 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 4466.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.498a - Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.

750.498a Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided for parking, speed, and traffic signs.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.498b - Marine Safety Device; Tampering With, Taking, or Removing Prohibited; Violation; Penalty; Definitions.

750.498b Marine safety device; tampering with, taking, or removing prohibited; violation; penalty; definitions.
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 marine safety device is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(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 marine safety device, and thereby renders the device unavailable or unusable for rescue when needed is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) If the violation is the proximate cause of serious impairment of a body function of another person, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(b) If the violation is the proximate cause of the death of another person, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Marine safety device" means a device designed or intended to be used to rescue individuals in marine emergency situations, including, but not limited to, life preservers, safety harnesses, ladders, lines, and throw rings.
(b) "Serious impairment of a body function" means that term as defined in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 233, Eff. July 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.499 - False Active Shooter Alarm; Violation as Misdemeanor.

750.499 False active shooter alarm; violation as misdemeanor.
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 this section, "active shooter alarm" means an alarm system that is designed to alert individuals inside that place that there is an active shooter on or near the premises, including an alarm system that when activated locks doors, informs local law enforcement of the active shooter, flashes a blue light, or broadcasts a message inside the place indicating the presence of an active shooter.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 17, 2022
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 750.499, which pertained to vehicles on highways to display lights from 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise, was repealed by Act 300 of 1949, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.500 - Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.

750.500 Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to school buses carrying school children to stop at railroad crossings.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.501 - Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.

750.501 Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to consent required for building or constructing gasoline filling station and public automobile garage.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.502 - Repealed. 2002, Act 252, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2002.

750.502 Repealed. 2002, Act 252, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to handling of gasoline, benzine, and naphtha.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.502a - Repealed. 1964, Act 256, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.

750.502a Repealed. 1964, Act 256, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section prohibited reckless operation of motorboats or operation while under influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.502b - Sale or Attempted Sale of Kerosene With Flash Point of Less Than 100 Degrees Fahrenheit as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

750.502b Sale or attempted sale of kerosene with flash point of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit as misdemeanor; penalty.
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 state or not, that has a flash point of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by an appropriate closed cup tester method specified in the American standards of testing materials standard for kerosene, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00, or both.
History:
Add. 1952, Act 47, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 44, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXII - Chapter LXXII Public Safety (750.493...750.502d) › Section 750.502d - Transporting or Possessing Anhydrous Ammonia; “Container Approved by Law” Defined.

750.502d Transporting or possessing anhydrous ammonia; “container approved by law” defined.
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 more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) As used in this section, "container approved by law" means a container that was manufactured to satisfy the requirements for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia pursuant to R 408.17801 of the Michigan administrative code or its successor rule.
History:
Add. 2003, Act 312, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXIII - Chapter LXXIII Punishments (750.503...750.506a) › Section 750.503 - Punishment of Felonies When Not Fixed by Statute.

750.503 Punishment of felonies when not fixed by statute.
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.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.503 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 722, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXXIII - Chapter LXXIII Punishments (750.503...750.506a) › Section 750.504 - Punishment of Misdemeanors When Not Fixed by Statute.

750.504 Punishment of misdemeanors when not fixed by statute.
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 more than $500.00, or both.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.504 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 723, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 27 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5846; CL 1871, § 7679; How., § 9261; CL 1897, § 11331; CL 1915, § 14998; and CL 1929, § 16589.
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750.505 Punishment for indictable common law offenses.
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 of not more than $10,000.00, or both in the discretion of the court.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.505 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Former Law:
See section 15 of Ch. IX of Act 175 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 17343.
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750.506 Optional jail sentence for first offenders convicted of felonies.
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 provided, sentence such convicted person to the county jail for a period not to exceed 6 months.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.506
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750.506a Prisoners committing offenses defined in MCL 750.81 to 750.86; penalties.
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 a prison or other place of confinement, commits any offense defined in sections 81 to 86, the court may impose the appropriate penalties prescribed in sections 81 to 86 to run consecutively with any sentence which the person is already serving.
(2) If a person, lawfully detained in a jail or other place of confinement established by law, and awaiting arraignment, examination, trial or sentencing for any crime or offense, commits a subsequent offense defined in sections 81 to 86, if convicted of the crime or offense for which he was detained at the time he committed the subsequent offense, any sentences imposed for conviction of the prior offense and for conviction of the subsequent offense under sections 81 to 86 may run consecutively.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 121, Eff. July 1, 1974
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750.507 State radio broadcasting station; priority of messages.
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 purposes of this section, public safety agency means any fire department, ambulance company, law enforcement agency, civil defense communications facility and the department of military affairs.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.507 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 195, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Former Law:
See section 4 of Act 152 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 577.
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750.507b Telegraph and telephone companies; interference, obstruction.
Sec. 507b.
Any unauthorized person who shall wilfully prevent, interfere, obstruct, or impede a public safety radio communication shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 195, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
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750.508a Repealed. 1991, Act 55, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to equipping a motor vehicle with a television viewable by the driver.
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750.509 False reports to police broadcasting station.
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 officers of this state, 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 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 24, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 750.509 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 6 of Act 152 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 579.
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750.510 Broadcasting regulations; violation.
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 11726 to 11731 inclusive of the Compiled Laws of 1929, and amendments thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.510
Compiler's Notes:
Act 131 of 1927, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 55 of 1988, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1988.
Former Law:
See section 6 of Act 131 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 11731.
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750.511 Attempt to wreck or endanger safety of passengers.
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, or who shall change the brakes upon any car or cars standing on any railroad track in this state or who shall break down or displace, destroy or injure any bridge, culvert or embankment of any railroad, or do any other act with intent to endanger the safety of any person traveling or being upon such railroad, or to throw from such railroad any locomotive, tender, or car moving along the track of such railroad, on which shall be any person or property liable to be injured thereby, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.511
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 164 of 1869, being CL 1871, § 7619; How., § 9200; CL 1897, § 11623; CL 1915, § 15388; CL 1929, § 17024; Act 168 of 1871; section 1 of Act 171 of 1897, being CL 1897, § 11634; CL 1915, § 15399; and CL 1929, § 17034.
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750.512 Uncoupling locomotive or cars.
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 be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years, or by fine of not more than 5,000 dollars.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.512
Former Law:
See section 3 of Act 164 of 1869, being CL 1871, § 7621; How., § 9202; CL 1897, § 11625; CL 1915, § 15390; and CL 1929, § 17026.
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750.513 Repealed. 2002, Act 293, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to fraudulent railroad securities.
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750.514 Repealed. 2002, Act 292, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to seizing locomotive with mail or express car attached.
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750.515 Proof of existence of railroad company.
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 as a railroad company at the time named in the indictment.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.515
Former Law:
See section 10 of Act 164 of 1869, being How., § 9209; CL 1897, § 11632; CL 1915, § 15397; CL 1929, § 17033; and Act 146 of 1881.
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750.516 Repealed. 2002, Act 291, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to forcible detention of railroad train.
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750.517 Repealed. 2002, Act 290, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to entering train for robbing by means of intimidation.
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750.518 Boarding railroad train while in motion.
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.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.518
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 31 of 1883, being How., § 9122c; CL 1897, § 11533; CL 1915, § 15276; and CL 1929, § 17041.
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750.519 Disciplining or discharging on report of railroad detective.
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 purpose of investigation and obtaining and reporting to the employer, its agents, superintendents, or managers information concerning its employees shall not discipline or discharge any of its employees if the act of discipline or discharge is based upon the report of such special agent, detective, or spotter, which involves a question of integrity, honesty, or breach of any rule of the employer, unless such employer, its agents, superintendents, or managers first give notice to such employee so reported and grant a hearing to the employee when he or she so requests and, upon demand by said employee, the employer at the hearing shall state the specific charges against the employee, and the accused employee shall have the right to demand and be confronted with the person making such report to his or her employer, have the right at the hearing to cross-examine the agent, detective, or spotter making the report, and have the right to employ counsel to represent him or her at the hearing.
Any common carrier by railroad or any of its agents, superintendents, general managers, officers, or employees that violate this section are guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00. In any case of the violation of this section by any of the officers, agents, or employees of any such common carrier by railroad, the imprisonment provided herein if imposed shall be imposed upon the officers or agents committing the offense.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.519 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 92 of 1917, being CL 1929, §§ 8635 and 8636.
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750.520 Repealed. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to acts of carnal knowledge constituting a felony, the penalties therefor, and the proof thereof.
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750.520f Second or subsequent offense; penalty.
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 section, an offense is considered a second or subsequent offense if, prior to conviction of the second or subsequent offense, the actor has at any time been convicted under section 520b, 520c, or 520d or under any similar statute of the United States or any state for a criminal sexual offense including rape, carnal knowledge, indecent liberties, gross indecency, or an attempt to commit such an offense.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 266 of 1974 provides:“Saving clause.“All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun before the effective date of this amendatory act.”