Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.142 (2026)

Furnishing obscene publications or criminal news to minors.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.142 Furnishing obscene publications or criminal news to minors.

Sec. 142.

A person who sells, gives away or in any way furnishes to a person under the age of 18 years a book, pamphlet, or other printed paper or other thing, containing obscene language, or obscene prints, pictures, figures or descriptions tending to corrupt the morals of youth, or any newspapers, pamphlets or other printed paper devoted to the publication of criminal news, police reports, or criminal deeds, and a person who shall in any manner hire, use or employ a person under the age of 18 years to sell, give away, or in any manner distribute such books, pamphlets or printed papers, and any person having the care, custody or control of a person under the age of 18 years, who permits him or her to engage in any such employment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.142 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 5 of Act 260 of 1881, being How., § 2002; CL 1897, § 5557; CL 1915, § 7226; and CL 1929, § 12802.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Thompson v. Oklahoma

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Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988) scotus · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.142 (1979) Minn. Minn.”

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