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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.157p (2026)

Possession or control of another's financial transaction device with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.157p Possession or control of another's financial transaction device with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell.

Sec. 157p.

    A person who has in his or her possession, or under his or her control, or who receives from another person a financial transaction device with the intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell the financial transaction device, or to permit, cause, or procure the financial transaction device to be used, delivered, circulated, or sold, knowing the possession, control, receipt, use, delivery, circulation, or sale to be without the consent of the deviceholder, is guilty of a felony.

History: Add. 1967, Act 255, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 30, 1988

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1971–2023 · leading case: People v. Osaghae, 596 N.W.2d 911 (Mich. 1999).
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People v. Osaghae, 596 N.W.2d 911 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 750.157p; M.S.A. § 28.354(15). We are told that, at about the same time, defendant was convicted of a federal fraud offense.”
People of Michigan v. Keegan William Kangas (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “He was sentenced to 365 days in jail for each count, to be served concurrently, with credit for 258 days on each count. We affirm. The instant charges were brought against defendant while he was awaiting trial on two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.”
People v. Collins, 405 N.W.2d 182 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “354(14) or MCL 750.157p; MSA 28.354(15). Sections 157n and 157p proscribe stealing, knowingly taking, retaining or secreting a credit card without the consent of the cardholder, and the possession, control or receipt of a credit card with the intent to circulate, sell, procure…”
People v. Bradford, 375 N.W.2d 764 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “This Court found that the factual basis for a plea to that charge was insufficient where the defendant denied he had knowledge that the card belonged to another: "In the transcript of the plea-taking proceeding, it is stated that on April 4, 1980, defendant had a credit *419…”
People of Michigan v. Dakota Lynn Shananaquet (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “621; (3) possession of another’s financial transaction device with intent to use, MCL 750.157p; and (4) larceny from a motor vehicle, MCL 750.”
People v. Anderson, 314 N.W.2d 478 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 750.157p; MSA 28.354(15) reads as follows: "Any person who has in his possession, or under his control, or who receives from another person a credit card with the intent to circulate or sell the same, or to permit or cause or procure the same to be used, delivered,…”
People of Michigan v. Torres Leon Powell (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “12, to 3 to 15 years’ imprisonment for possession of another’s financial transaction device with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell and 3 to 27 years’ imprisonment for unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle.”
People of Michigan v. Javon Maurice Kinnard (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “157q; and two counts of possession of a financial transaction device with intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell, MCL 750.157p. Defendant was originally sentenced to one year of probation under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA), MCL 762.”
People of Michigan v. Bianca Jalissa May (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “157n, MCL 750.157p, or MCL 750.157v], or uses, permits, causes, or procures the financial transaction device to be used, delivered, circulated, or sold, knowing the device to have been obtained or held under circumstances proscribed under section 157n, 157p, or 157v is guilty of…”
People of Michigan v. Matthew Martin IV (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “224f; possession of another person’s financial-transaction device with the intent to use, deliver, circulate, or sell it, MCL 750.157p; and three counts of the illegal sale or use of a financial- transaction device, MCL 750.”
In Re Adeyo James Ilemobade (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “529, possession of another’s financial transaction device with intent to use, MCL 750.157p, and illegal sale or use of a financial transaction device, MCL 750.”
People v. Thomas, 193 N.W.2d 211 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “MCLA § 750.157p (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 28.”
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