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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.111 (2026)

Entering without breaking.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.111 Entering without breaking.

Sec. 111.

    Any person who, without breaking, enters any dwelling, house, tent, hotel, office, store, shop, warehouse, barn, granary, factory or other building, boat, ship, shipping container, railroad car or structure used or kept for public or private use, or any private apartment therein, with intent to commit a felony or any larceny therein, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $2,500.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.111 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 133, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 10, Eff. June 1, 2008

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 2 of Act 345 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 16949; and Act 13 of 1929.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 69 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: People v. Heft, 829 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).
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People v. Heft, 829 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “STATUTORY LANGUAGE Under MCL 750.111, it is a crime for a person to enter a variety of locations with the intent to commit larceny: Any person who, without breaking, enters any dwelling, house,.”
People v. Jacques, 572 N.W.2d 195 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 10× “§ 750.111, M.S.A. § 28.306. The Court of Appeals held that a fence is included in the catch-all category of "structure" contained in the statute.”
People v. Hoag, 594 N.W.2d 57 (Mich. 1999). “MCL 750.111; MSA 28.306. Because of an erroneous title search, defendant’s trial counsel failed to determine that the complaining witness was not the true owner of the building that defendant entered.”
People v. Kennebrew, 560 N.W.2d 354 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “In Docket Number 158699, defendant was convicted by a jury of entering without breaking, MCL 750.111; MSA 28.306, and of being an habitual offender, fourth offense, MCL 769.”
United States v. Michael R. Throneburg, 921 F.2d 654 (6th Cir. 1990). · cites it 2× “o elect between two counts of firearm possession, one charging unlawful possession of a gun and the other charging unlawful possession of ammunition; refusing to suppress a statement Throne-burg made to a federal investigator after he had invoked his fifth amendment right to…”
People v. Walker, 407 N.W.2d 367 (Mich. 1987). · cites it 2× “2 MCL 750.111; MSA 28.306. 3 The defendant’s first attorney had written the trial court eleven days earlier to point out an error in the scoring of the prior record variables.”
People v. Bobo, 212 N.W.2d 190 (Mich. 1973). · cites it 2× “The defendant, Ned Ladd Bobo, was arrested on June 5, 1968 and convicted of entering without breaking with intent to commit larceny in violation of 1931 PA 328 , § 111, as amended by 1964 PA 133 , § 1; MCLA 750.111; MSA 28.306. On June 26, 1972 the Court of Appeals affirmed his…”
People v. Sparks, 47 P.3d 289 (Cal. 2002). “27, § 35A [entry into separately owned or leased unit within a building constitutes burglary if it is “objectively apparent” that each such unit constitutes a separate dwelling]; and see Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.111 [entry into “private apartment” within a building or other…”
People v. Sain, 285 N.W.2d 772 (Mich. 1979). · cites it 2× “…the prosecutor's closing argument was Bobo error and, therefore, I concur. NOTES [1] MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. [2] MCL 750.111; MSA 28.306.”
People v. Wynn, 194 N.W.2d 354 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 3× “G. KAVANAGH, J. NOTES [1] Note the discussion here relates to "like breaking without intent to steal" whereas the appeal and the statute are based on entering without breaking.”
People v. McCartney, 250 N.W.2d 135 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “Robert Vincent McCartney was charged with entry without breaking with the intent to commit a larceny contrary to MCLA 750.111; MSA 28.306, and larceny of property with a value in excess of $100, MCLA 750.”
People v. Pence, 201 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “It did not intend to insulate the sentencing judge from information which would better enable him to impose a just sentence. We affirm the judgment of conviction and the sentence.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.111(A) — 1 case
Durasevic v. Grange Ins. Co. of Mich., 328 F. Supp. 3d 770 (E.D. Mich. 2018).
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