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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.157c (2026)

Recruiting, inducing, soliciting, or coercing minor to commit felony.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.157c Recruiting, inducing, soliciting, or coercing minor to commit felony.

Sec. 157c.

    A person 17 years of age or older who recruits, induces, solicits, or coerces a minor less than 17 years of age to commit or attempt to commit an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by law for that act. The person may also be punished by a fine of not more than 3 times the amount of the fine authorized by law for that act.

History: Add. 1988, Act 27, Eff. June 1, 1988

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: People v. Pfaffle
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People v. Pfaffle (2001) michctapp · cites it 3× “STANDARD OF REVIEW Pfaffle argues that the statute prohibiting inducing a minor to commit a felony, MCL 750.157c (the inducement statute), should be construed so that it only prohibits inducements that result in an attempt by a minor to commit the proposed felony or in the minor…”
People v. Peltola (2011) mich · cites it 2× “7 When applicable, § 21(4) provides additional rules relating to the scoring of OVs and the determination of the offense class of the sentencing offense.”
People v. Golba (2007) michctapp · cites it 2× “411i, inducing a minor to commit a felony, MCL 750.157c, and kidnapping a child, MCL 750.”
People v. Meyers (2002) michctapp · cites it 2× “24 MCL 750.157c. 25 MCL 750.350. 26 See MCL 750.”
People v. Hana (1993) mich · cites it 2× “[3] Also arrested were defendant's brother and two others who had arranged with Officer Putnam to purchase twelve ounces of cocaine.”
People of Michigan v. Phillip Edward Darga (2023) michctapp · cites it 2× “For example, when interpreting MCL 750.157c (prohibiting recruiting or inducing a minor to commit a felony, commonly the “inducement” statute),4 this Court held that the word “ ‘solicit’ does not require any commitment or action by the minor being solicited” and merely “means to…”
People of Michigan v. Jerry Ray Wooster (2017) michctapp “Because defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel and defendant is not entitled to resentencing, we affirm. According to the evidence introduced at trial, defendant physically abused his teenage daughter over a three day period in July of 2015.”
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