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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-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.413 - Motor Vehicle; Taking Possession and Driving Away.

750.413 Motor vehicle; taking possession and driving away.
Sec. 413.
Taking possession of and driving away a motor vehicle—Any person who shall, wilfully and without authority, take possession of and drive or take away, and any person who shall assist in or be a party to such taking possession, driving or taking away of any motor vehicle, belonging to another, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.413
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 44 of 1907, being CL 1915, § 15430; CL 1929, § 16969; Act 220 of 1917; Act 313 of 1919; and Act 50 of 1927.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.414 - Motor Vehicle; Use Without Authority but Without Intent to Steal.

750.414 Motor vehicle; use without authority but without intent to steal.
Sec. 414.
Any person who takes or uses without authority any motor vehicle without intent to steal the same, or who is a party to such unauthorized taking or using, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,500.00. However, in case of a first offense, the court may reduce the punishment to imprisonment for not more than 3 months or a fine of not more than $500.00. However, this section does not apply to any person or persons employed by the owner of said motor vehicle or anyone else, who, by the nature of his or her employment, has the charge of or the authority to drive said motor vehicle if said motor vehicle is driven or used without the owner's knowledge or consent.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.414 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 33 of 1909, being CL 1915, § 15431; and CL 1929, § 16970.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.414a - Unlawful Possession of Motor Vehicle Master Key; Definition; Exceptions; Penalty.

750.414a Unlawful possession of motor vehicle master key; definition; exceptions; penalty.
Sec. 414a.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall have a motor vehicle master key in his possession.
(b) As used in this section, "motor vehicle master key" means a key which is designed to open locks on more than one motor vehicle but excludes keys supplied with the motor vehicle by the manufacturer or dealer or the exact duplicate of such keys, and excludes keys supplied with replacement locks or the exact duplicate of such keys.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to the following:
(1) Keys in the possession of garage mechanics, parking lot attendants or others engaged in the business of repairing or storing motor vehicles.
(2) Keys in the possession of law enforcement officers.
(3) Keys in the possession of locksmiths, key makers or other persons engaged in the business of making, altering, duplicating or repairing locks or keys.
(d) Violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 272, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.416 - Motor Vehicle; Damaging, Tampering or Meddling With.

750.416 Motor vehicle; damaging, tampering or meddling with.
Sec. 416.
Damaging or unauthorized tampering or meddling with motor vehicle—Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, who shall:
Intentionally and without authority from the owner, start or cause to be started the motor of any motor vehicle, or maliciously shift or change the starting device or gears of a standing motor vehicle to a position other than that in which it was left by the owner or driver of said motor vehicle; or
Intentionally cut, mark, scratch or damage the chassis, running gear, body, sides, top, covering or upholstering of any motor vehicle, the property of another, or intentionally cut, mash, mark, destroy or damage such motor vehicle, or any of the accessories, equipment, appurtenances or attachments thereof, or any spare or extra parts thereon being or thereto attached, without the permission of the owner thereof; or
Intentionally release the brake upon any standing motor vehicle, with intent to injure said machine or cause the same to be removed without the consent of the owner: Provided, That this section shall not apply in case of moving or starting of motor vehicles by the police under authority of local ordinance or by members of fire departments in case of emergency in the vicinity of a fire.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.416
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 219 of 1917, being CL 1929, § 16971.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.417 - Motor Vehicle; Removal Out of State, Consent of Mortgagee.

750.417 Motor vehicle; removal out of state, consent of mortgagee.
Sec. 417.
Removal of and remaining out of state of motor vehicle, under mortgage, without consent of mortgagee—Any person who shall have made or executed any mortgage or instrument in writing intended to operate as a mortgage of any motor vehicle and who shall remove such motor vehicle so mortgaged from the state, without fully paying and satisfying said mortgage, and who shall cause or permit the motor vehicle so mortgaged and removed from the state, to remain outside of the state for a period of 30 days or more, without the consent of mortgagee named in said mortgage, shall be guilty of a felony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.417
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 233 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16975.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.417a - Vehicle, Watercraft, or Aircraft Subject to Conditional Sales Contract, Security Agreement, or Lease Contract; Written Consent Required for Lease or Sublease; Violation as Misdemeanor; Court Action; Construction of Section.

750.417a Vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft subject to conditional sales contract, security agreement, or lease contract; written consent required for lease or sublease; violation as misdemeanor; court action; construction of section.
Sec. 417a.
(1) A person other than the buyer shall not assist, cause, arrange, or induce the buyer of a vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is subject to a conditional sales contract or security agreement to lease or sublease the vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft to another person without first obtaining written consent to the lease or sublease from the holder of the security agreement.
(2) A person other than a party to the lease shall not assist, cause, arrange, or induce the lessee of a vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is subject to a lease contract to sublease the vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft to another person without first obtaining written consent to the sublease from the lessor under the lease contract.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(4) A person who suffers a loss as a result of a violation of this section may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover 1 or more of the following:
(a) An injunction or restraining order enjoining a person from engaging in a method, act, or practice which is a violation of this section.
(b) Any other equitable relief.
(5) This section shall not be construed to limit the rights or duties a person may have under any other law.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 140, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.418 - Motor Vehicle; Removal Out of State, Consent of Vendor.

750.418 Motor vehicle; removal out of state, consent of vendor.
Sec. 418.
Removal of and remaining out of state of motor vehicle, under a conditional sales contract, without consent of vendor—Any person who shall have acquired possession of a motor vehicle under a conditional sales contract or under a property note, in which said conditional sales contract or property note the title is reserved in the vendor, and who shall remove such motor vehicle so acquired from the state without fully paying for said motor vehicle, and who shall cause or permit said motor vehicle so acquired and removed from the said state, to remain out of the state for a period of 30 days or more, without the consent of the vendor named in said conditional sales contract or property note, shall be guilty of a felony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.418
Former Law:
See section 2 of Act 233 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16976.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.419 - Operating or Riding Motorcycle; Moped, or Other Motor Vehicle on Bicycle Path or Sidewalk; Misdemeanor; Exception.

750.419 Operating or riding motorcycle; moped, or other motor vehicle on bicycle path or sidewalk; misdemeanor; exception.
Sec. 419.
A person who operates or rides a motorcycle, moped, or other motor vehicle, excepting motorized wheelchairs upon a bicycle path or a sidewalk regularly laid out and constructed for the use of pedestrians, not including a crosswalk or driveway, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.419 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 281, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 56, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 38 of 1917, being CL 1929, §§ 4221 and 4222.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.420 - Motor Vehicle; Equipment With Smoke or Gas Producing Devices.

750.420 Motor vehicle; equipment with smoke or gas producing devices.
Sec. 420.
Motor vehicles equipped with smoke or gas producing devices—Any person who shall own, operate or have in his possession any motor vehicle equipped with a device for producing excessive smoke or gas, or so equipped as to permit oil or any other chemical to flow into or upon the exhaust pipe or muffler of such vehicle or in any other way to produce or emit smoke or dangerous or annoying gases from any portion of such vehicle other than the ordinary gases emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine under normal operation, shall be guilty of a felony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.420
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 58 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 4778.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.421 - Repealed. 2020, Act 57, Eff. June 8, 2020.

750.421 Repealed. 2020, Act 57, Eff. June 8, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the use of motor vehicles or trailers designed for the use or purpose of defense or attack.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.421a - Motor Vehicle; Assignment of Title Upon Trade-In.

750.421a Motor vehicle; assignment of title upon trade-in.
Sec. 421a.
Whenever a licensed motor vehicle dealer, his agent or representative, shall give a credit allowance to the owner of a motor vehicle as consideration or part consideration of the purchase price of another motor vehicle sold by said dealer, he shall demand from such owner, and such owner shall furnish to such dealer, a properly assigned certificate of title thereof in the dealer's name. Any licensed motor vehicle dealer, his agent or representative, or the owner of such motor vehicle, who shall assign, or shall permit, aid, counsel or assist in any way in assigning the certificate of title of said motor vehicle to a person other than such dealer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The term "licensed motor vehicle dealer" as used in this section shall be construed to mean a dealer licensed under the provisions of section 14 of Act No. 46 of the Public Acts of 1921, being section 4671 of the Compiled Laws of 1929, as amended.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 345, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 750.421a
Compiler's Notes:
Section 14 of Act 46 of 1921, referred to in this section, is MCL 256.114, which was repealed by Act 300 of 1949.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.421b - Motor Vehicle; Transporting Farm or Commercial Products, Hindering.

750.421b Motor vehicle; transporting farm or commercial products, hindering.
Sec. 421b.
Any person who shall, without lawful authority, by force, stop or hinder the operation of any vehicle transporting farm or commercial products within this state, or the loading or unloading of such vehicle, with the intent to prevent, hinder or delay transportation, loading or unloading of such products, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of an offense punishable by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $100.00, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and upon a second or subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply to railroads.
History:
Add. 1943, Act 24, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 750.421b
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.421c - Sale of Motor Vehicle to Unemancipated Minor Prohibited Without Consent of Parent or Guardian; Retention of Form; Penalty.

750.421c Sale of motor vehicle to unemancipated minor prohibited without consent of parent or guardian; retention of form; penalty.
Sec. 421c.
No person shall knowingly sell a motor vehicle to an unemancipated minor under age 18 without the written consent of 1 of the minor's parents or his guardian on a form approved by the secretary of state. No person shall present a false document purporting to be the written consent hereunder. The seller under this section shall retain the required form for a period of 3 years from the date of sale. Any violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 164, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXI - Chapter LXI Motor Vehicles (750.412...750.421e) › Section 750.421e - Repealed. 1974, Act 367, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

750.421e Repealed. 1974, Act 367, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to alteration of odometers.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.422 - Perjury Committed in Courts.

750.422 Perjury committed in courts.
Sec. 422.
Perjury committed in courts—Any person who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a court of justice, shall commit perjury shall be guilty of a felony, punishable, if such perjury was committed on the trial of an indictment for a capital crime, by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or any term of years, and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 15 years.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.422
Former Law:
See section 1 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5820; CL 1871, § 7653; How., § 9235; CL 1897, § 11305; CL 1915, § 14972; and CL 1929, § 16563.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.422a - Making Intentional Material False Statement in Petition as Felony; Penalty; Consecutive Terms of Imprisonment.

750.422a Making intentional material false statement in petition as felony; penalty; consecutive terms of imprisonment.
Sec. 422a.
(1) An individual who intentionally makes a material false statement in a petition filed under section 16 of chapter X of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770.16, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(2) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed under this section to be served consecutively to any other term of imprisonment being served by the individual.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.423 - Perjury; Penalty; "Record" and "Signed" Defined.

750.423 Perjury; penalty; "record" and "signed" defined.
Sec. 423.
(1) Any person authorized by a statute of this state to take an oath, or any person of whom an oath is required by law, who willfully swears falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which the oath is authorized or required is guilty of perjury, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to a person who willfully makes a false declaration in a record that is signed by the person and given under penalty of perjury. As used in this subsection:
(a) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(b) "Signed" means the person did either of the following to authenticate or adopt the record:
(i) Executed or adopted a tangible symbol.
(ii) Attached to or logically associated with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.423 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 360, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013
Former Law:
See section 2 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5821; CL 1871, § 7654; How., § 9236; CL 1897, § 11307; CL 1915, § 14974; and CL 1929, § 16565.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.424 - Subornation of Perjury.

750.424 Subornation of perjury.
Sec. 424.
Subornation of perjury—Any person who shall be guilty of subornation of perjury, by procuring another person to commit the crime of perjury, shall be punished as provided in the next preceding section.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.424
Former Law:
See section 3 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5822; CL 1871, § 7655; How., § 9237; CL 1897, § 11307; CL 1915, § 14974; and CL 1929, § 16565.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.425 - Inciting or Procuring One to Commit Perjury.

750.425 Inciting or procuring one to commit perjury.
Sec. 425.
Inciting or procuring one to commit perjury—Any person who shall endeavor to incite or procure any person to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury be committed, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.425
Former Law:
See section 4 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5823; CL 1871, § 7656; How., § 9239; CL 1897, § 11309; CL 1915, § 14975; and CL 1929, § 16566.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.426 - Court Reasonably Believes Perjury Committed.

750.426 Court reasonably believes perjury committed.
Sec. 426.
Proceeding when court reasonably believes perjury has been committed—Whenever it shall appear to any court of record that any witness or party who has been legally sworn and examined or has made an affidavit in any proceeding in a court of justice, has testified in such a manner as to induce a reasonable presumption that he has been guilty of perjury therein, the court may immediately commit such witness or party, by an order or process for that purpose, or may take a recognizance with sureties, for his appearing to answer to an indictment for perjury; and thereupon the witness to establish such perjury may, if present, be bound over to the proper court, and notice of the proceedings shall forthwith be given to the prosecuting attorney.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.426
Former Law:
See section 5 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5824; CL 1871, § 7657; How., § 9239; CL 1897, § 11309; CL 1915, § 14976; and CL 1929, § 16567.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXII - Chapter LXII Perjury (750.422...750.427) › Section 750.427 - Perjury Trial; Securing and Detaining Papers.

750.427 Perjury trial; securing and detaining papers.
Sec. 427.
Securing and detaining papers, etc., necessary in perjury trial—If, in any proceeding in a court of justice, in which perjury shall be reasonably presumed, as aforesaid, any papers, books, or documents shall have been produced, which shall be deemed necessary to be used on any prosecution for such perjury, the court may, by order, detain the same from the person producing them so long as may be necessary in order to their being used in such prosecution.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.427
Former Law:
See section 6 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5825; CL 1871, § 7658; How., § 9240; CL 1897, § 11310; CL 1915, § 14977; and CL 1929, § 16568.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIII - Chapter LXIII Physicians and Surgeons (750.428...750.430a) › Section 750.428 - Dividing Fees.

750.428 Dividing fees.
Sec. 428.
Any physician or surgeon who shall divide fees with or shall promise to pay a part of his or her fee to or pay a commission to any other physician or surgeon or person who calls him or her in consultation or sends patients to him or her for treatment or operation, and any physician or surgeon who shall receive any money prohibited by this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00.
If a physician or surgeon is convicted of violating this section, the board of registration in medicine, upon a first conviction, may and upon a subsequent conviction shall, revoke the license of the person so convicted.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.428 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See sections 1 to 3 of Act 167 of 1919, being CL 1929, §§ 6753 to 6755.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIII - Chapter LXIII Physicians and Surgeons (750.428...750.430a) › Section 750.429 - Employing Solicitors, Cappers, or Drummers.

750.429 Employing solicitors, cappers, or drummers.
Sec. 429.
Any physician or surgeon engaged in the practice of medicine in this state who shall employ any solicitor, capper, or drummer for the purpose of procuring patients, or who shall subsidize any hotel or boarding house, or who shall pay or present to any person money or other valuable gift for bringing patients to him or her, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.429 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 157 of 1907, being CL 1915, § 6737; and CL 1929, § 6752.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIII - Chapter LXIII Physicians and Surgeons (750.428...750.430a) › Section 750.430a - Human Cloning; Prohibition; Exception; Violation; Penalty; “Human Cloning” Defined.

750.430a Human cloning; prohibition; exception; violation; penalty; “human cloning” defined.
Sec. 430a.
(1) An individual shall not intentionally engage in or attempt to engage in human cloning.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit scientific research or cell-based therapies not specifically prohibited by that subsection.
(3) An individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $10,000,000.00, or both.
(4) As used in this section, "human cloning" means that term as defined in section 16274 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16274.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 110, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.431 - Poisons and Antidotes; Marking Name by Retailers.

750.431 Poisons and antidotes; marking name by retailers.
Sec. 431.
Retailers of poisons to mark same poisons and name antidote—Any apothecary, druggist or other person who shall sell and deliver at retail, any arsenic, corrosive sublimate, prussic acid, or any other substance or liquid usually denominated poisonous, without having the word "poison", and the true name thereof, and the name of some simple antidote, if any is known, written or printed upon a label attached to the vial, box, or parcel containing the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.431
Former Law:
See section 5 of Ch. 159 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5890; CL 1871, § 7730; How., § 9319; CL 1897, § 11408; CL 1915, § 15126; CL 1929, § 16695; and Act 74 of 1873.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.432 - Recording Sales of Poisons.

750.432 Recording sales of poisons.
Sec. 432.
Recording sales of poisons—Every apothecary, druggist or other person who sells any arsenic, strychnine, corrosive sublimate, prussic acid or other poison, shall keep a record of the date of such sale, and the article and amount thereof sold, and the person or persons to whom delivered, and their residence, which record shall be open to the inspection of any police officer or physician during the business hours of each day and each and every neglect to keep such record as herein provided, shall be a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.432
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 123 of 1863, being CL 1871, § 7732; How., § 9321; CL 1897, § 11435; CL 1915, § 15143; and CL 1929, § 16703.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.433 - Giving False or Fictitious Name.

750.433 Giving false or fictitious name.
Sec. 433.
Giving false or fictitious name—Any person who shall give a false or fictitious name to the apothecary, druggist or other person from whom any poison mentioned in the next preceding section was purchased shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.433
Former Law:
See section 2 of Act 123 of 1863, being CL 1871, § 7733; How., § 9322; CL 1897, § 11436; CL 1915, § 15144; and CL 1929, § 16704.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.434 - Marking Containers of Naphtha and Alcohol.

750.434 Marking containers of naphtha and alcohol.
Sec. 434.
Marking containers of wood alcohol, etc.—Any person who shall sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply any methanol (otherwise known as wood naphtha, wood alcohol or methyl alcohol) or completely denatured alcohol, either crude or refined, unless the container in which the same is sold, offered for sale, given away, dealt in or supplied shall have lithographed or imprinted upon said container or upon a label pasted upon said container the following device and words, in bold characters in red color on white, viz.:
(Skull and cross-bones represented)
POISON
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.434
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 3 of Act 111 of 1927, being CL 1929, §§ 16705 and 16707.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.435 - Denatured Alcohol Container; Label.

750.435 Denatured alcohol container; label.
Sec. 435.
Label on completely denatured alcohol container—Any person who shall sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, offer for sale, give away, deal in or supply any completely denatured alcohol unless the container in which the same is sold, offered for sale, given away, dealt in or supplied shall have lithographed, imprinted or pasted upon said container the "poison" label prescribed by the federal government under the provisions of the national prohibition act, or any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to completely denatured alcohol transferred from manufacturers' or dealers' storage tanks directly to the radiators of automotive vehicles.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.435
Former Law:
See sections 2 and 3 of Act 111 of 1927, being CL 1929, §§ 16706 and 16707.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.437 - Exposing Poisonous Substances Where Liable to Be Eaten by Beasts; Exception.

750.437 Exposing poisonous substances where liable to be eaten by beasts; exception.
Sec. 437.
Exposing poisonous substances where liable to be eaten by beasts—Any person who shall expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with meat or other food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any horses, cattle, dogs or other beasts of another, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided, That it shall not be unlawful to expose on one's own premises common rat poisons mixed only with vegetable substances, nor for any person to expose on his own premises, not within the limits of any incorporated city or village, poisons for the destruction of predatory or dangerous prowling animals.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.437
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 145 of 1895, being CL 1897, § 11598; CL 1915, § 15353; and CL 1929, § 17000.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXIV - Chapter LXIV Poisons (750.431...750.438) › Section 750.438 - Poisonous Fly Killers; Regulations; Noncompliance; Misdemeanor.

750.438 Poisonous fly killers; regulations; noncompliance; misdemeanor.
Sec. 438.
Manufacture, etc., of poisonous fly killers—Any person who shall manufacture, compound, sell or offer for sale, or cause to be manufactured, compounded, sold or offered for sale, any fly paper or other form of fly killer which contains arsenic or other poison in sufficient quantity to be dangerous to the life or health of persons, unless the same, when so manufactured, compounded, sold or offered for sale, shall be so prepared, constructed or guarded that when in use said poisonous paper, substance, compound or solution shall be inaccessible to children or other persons who might eat, drink or swallow the same, or any portion thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.438
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 269 of 1915, being CL 1915, §§ 6344 and 6345; and CL 1929, §§ 17110 and 17111.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXV - Chapter LXV Polygamy (750.439...750.441) › Section 750.439 - Polygamy; Definition; Felony.

750.439 Polygamy; definition; felony.
Sec. 439.
Polygamy—Any person who has a former husband or wife living, who shall marry another person, or shall continue to cohabit with such second husband or wife, in this state, he or she shall, except in the cases mentioned herein, be guilty of the crime of polygamy, a felony.
The provisions of this section shall not extend to any person whose husband or wife shall have voluntarily remained beyond the sea, or shall have voluntarily withdrawn from the other and remained absent for the space of five years next preceding such marriage, the party marrying again, not knowing the other to be living within that time, nor to any person who shall have good reason to believe such husband or wife to be dead, nor to any person who has been legally divorced from the bonds of matrimony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.439
Former Law:
See sections 4 and 5 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, §§ 5859 and 5860; CL 1871, §§ 7694 and 7695; How., §§ 9280 and 9281; CL 1897, §§ 11691 and 11692; CL 1915, §§ 15465 and 15466; CL 1929, §§ 16820 and 16821; and Act 91 of 1869.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXV - Chapter LXV Polygamy (750.439...750.441) › Section 750.440 - Knowingly Marrying One to Whom Marriage Is Prohibited; Felony.

750.440 Knowingly marrying one to whom marriage is prohibited; felony.
Sec. 440.
Knowingly marrying one to whom marriage is prohibited—Any person who knowingly enters into a marriage with another, which is prohibited to the latter by the foregoing provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a felony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.440
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXV - Chapter LXV Polygamy (750.439...750.441) › Section 750.441 - Teaching, Soliciting and Advocating Polygamy; Felony.

750.441 Teaching, soliciting and advocating polygamy; felony.
Sec. 441.
Teaching, soliciting and advocating the practice of polygamy—Any person who shall solicit to a polygamous life, or teach polygamy as a correct form of family life, for the purpose of inducing men and women to enter into the practice of polygamy or advocate the doctrine and practice of polygamy, or attempt to persuade any person by private or public discourse to adopt a polygamous life, shall be guilty of a felony.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.441
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 249 of 1899, being CL 1915, § 15501; and CL 1929, § 16845.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVI - Chapter LXVI Prize Fights (750.442...750.447) › Section 750.442-750.447 - Repealed. 2010, Act 98, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2010.

750.442-750.447 Repealed. 2010, Act 98, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2010.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.448 - Soliciting, Accosting, or Inviting to Commit Prostitution or Immoral Act; Crime.

750.448 Soliciting, accosting, or inviting to commit prostitution or immoral act; crime.
Sec. 448.
A person 16 years of age or older who accosts, solicits, or invites another person in a public place or in or from a building or vehicle, by word, gesture, or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.448 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 45, Eff. June 1, 2002
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 231 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16871.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.449 - Admitting to Place for Purpose of Prostitution; Crime.

750.449 Admitting to place for purpose of prostitution; crime.
Sec. 449.
A person 16 years of age or older who receives or admits or offers to receive or admit a person into a place, structure, house, building, or vehicle for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or who knowingly permits a person to remain in a place, structure, house, building, or vehicle for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.449 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 46, Eff. June 1, 2002
Former Law:
See section 2 of Act 231 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16872.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.449a - Engaging Services for Purpose of Prostitution, Lewdness, or Assignation; Engaging Services With Person Less Than 18 Years of Age for Purpose of Prostitution, Lewdness, or Assignation; Penalty.

750.449a Engaging services for purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; engaging services with person less than 18 years of age for purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; penalty.
Sec. 449a.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who engages or offers to engage the services of another person, not his or her spouse, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by the payment in money or other forms of consideration, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person convicted of violating this section is subject to part 52 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5201 to 333.5210.
(2) A person who engages or offers to engage the services of another person, who is less than 18 years of age and who is not his or her spouse, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by the payment in money or other forms of consideration, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 326, Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.450 - Aiding, Assisting, or Abetting; Penalty.

750.450 Aiding, assisting, or abetting; penalty.
Sec. 450.
A person 16 years of age or older who aids, assists, or abets another person to commit or offer to commit an act prohibited under section 448, 449, or 449a is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.450 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 46, Eff. June 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 326, Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
Former Law:
See section 3 of Act 231 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16873.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.451a - Law Enforcement Officers; Applicability.

750.451a Law enforcement officers; applicability.
Sec. 451a.
Except as provided in section 451b, sections 448, 449, 449a, 450, 451, and 459 do not apply to a law enforcement officer while in the performance of the officer's duties as a law enforcement officer.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 13, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.451b - Applicability of MCL 750.451a.

750.451b Applicability of MCL 750.451a.
Sec. 451b.
Section 451a does not apply to a law enforcement officer if the officer engages in sexual penetration as that term is defined in section 520a while in the course of his or her duties.
History:
Add. 2017, Act 194, Eff. Mar. 13, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.452 - House of Ill-Fame or for Purpose of Prostitution or Lewdness; Keeping, Maintaining, or Operating as Felony; Penalty.

750.452 House of ill-fame or for purpose of prostitution or lewdness; keeping, maintaining, or operating as felony; penalty.
Sec. 452.
A person who keeps, maintains, or operates, or aids and abets in keeping, maintaining, or operating, a house of ill-fame, bawdy house, or any house or place resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.452 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2014
Former Law:
See section 10 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5865; CL 1871, § 7700; How., § 9286; CL 1897, § 11697; CL 1915, § 15471; CL 1929; § 16826; Act 34 of 1887; Act 37 of 1927; and Act 40 of 1927.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.453 - Providing Incriminating Testimony or Evidence; Use of Truthful Testimony, Evidence, or Other Information Against Witness in Criminal Case.

750.453 Providing incriminating testimony or evidence; use of truthful testimony, evidence, or other information against witness in criminal case.
Sec. 453.
A person shall not be excused from attending and testifying or producing any books, papers, or other documents before a court or magistrate upon an investigation, proceeding, or trial for a violation of this chapter on the ground that the testimony or evidence may tend to degrade or incriminate the person. Truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information compelled under this section and any information derived directly or indirectly from that truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information shall not be used against the witness in a criminal case, except for impeachment purposes or in a prosecution for perjury or otherwise failing to testify or produce evidence as required.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.453 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 251, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999
Former Law:
See section 2 of Act 40 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16861.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.454 - Leasing Houses for Purposes of Prostitution; Misdemeanor.

750.454 Leasing houses for purposes of prostitution; misdemeanor.
Sec. 454.
Any person who shall let any dwelling house, knowing that the lessee intends to use it as a house of ill-fame or place of resort for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness, or for the purpose of gambling for money or other property, or who shall knowingly permit such lessee to use the same for such purpose, or who shall receive any rent for any dwelling, house, room, or apartment which is used as a house of ill-fame or place of resort for prostitutes, or for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness, or for the purpose of gambling for money or other property, having reasonable cause to believe such house, room, or apartment is used for any such purpose, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00. However, no person shall be liable for receiving rent as aforesaid for any period prior to the time when he or she has reasonable cause to believe that such house, room, or apartment is used for any such purpose.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.454 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 12 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5867; CL 1871, § 7702; How., § 9288; CL 1897, § 11699; CL 1915, § 15473; CL 1929, § 16828; Act 226 of 1865; and Act 77 of 1873.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462) › Section 750.455 - Certain Conduct as Felony.

750.455 Certain conduct as felony.
Sec. 455.
A person who does any of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years:
(a) Procures an inmate for a house of prostitution.
(b) Induces, persuades, encourages, inveigles, or entices a person to become a prostitute.
(c) By promise, threat, or violence, or by any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades, encourages, takes, places, harbors, inveigles, or entices a person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution or assignation place or any place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged, or allowed.
(d) By any promise or threat, or by violence or any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades, encourages, inveigles, or entices an inmate of a house of prostitution or place of assignation to remain there as an inmate.
(e) By any promise or threat, or by violence, any device or scheme, fraud or artifice, or by duress of person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or authority, or having legal charge, takes, places, harbors, inveigles, entices, persuades, encourages, or procures any person to engage in prostitution.
(f) Inveigles, entices, persuades, encourages, or procures any person to come into this state or to leave this state for the purpose of prostitution.
(g) Upon the pretense of marriage, takes or detains a person for the purpose of sexual intercourse.
(h) Receives or gives, or agrees to receive or give, any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure any person to become a prostitute or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.455 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2014
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 63 of 1911, being CL 1915, § 15494; CL 1929, § 16862; Act 330 of 1925; and Act 37 of 1927.