Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200

Explosives; common carriers for passengers; transportation.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.200 Explosives; common carriers for passengers; transportation.

Sec. 200.

(1) A person shall not transport, carry, or convey dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive between any places within this state on any vessel, car, or vehicle of any description that is operated by a common carrier and that is carrying passengers for hire. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $3,000.00, or both.

(2) This section does not prohibit the transportation of any of the following:

(a) Small arms ammunition in any quantity.

(b) Fuses, torpedoes, rockets, or other signal devices essential to promote safety in operation.

(c) Properly packed and marked samples for laboratory examination that do not exceed a net weight of 1/2 pound each and that do not exceed 20 samples at 1 time in a single vessel, car, or vehicle if the samples are not carried in that part of a vessel, car, or vehicle that is intended for transporting passengers for hire.

(3) This section does not prohibit the transportation of military or naval forces with their accompanying munitions of war on passenger equipment vessels, cars, or vehicles.

(4) This section does not apply to the transportation of benzine, naphtha, gasoline, or kerosene.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.200 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 206, Eff. Oct. 1, 1998

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 1 of Act 182 of 1909, being CL 1915, § 15251; and CL 1929, § 16795.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch.

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Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch. (2018) mich “451a did not permit a police officer to engage in the solicitation of a prostitute, there would have been no need for the Legislature to enact MCL 750.”

People v. Skinner (2015) michctapp “Subdivision (c) includes Chapter XXIII of the Michigan Penal Code, MCL 750.200 to MCL 750.212a, concerning explosives.”

People v. Kelley (1971) michctapp · cites it 2× “Moreover, a careful reading of those sections of the *151 criminal code dealing with the unlawful use of explosives indicates that gasoline is likewise an “explosive substance” within the meaning of MCLA § 750.”

People v. Monaco (2004) michctapp “MCL 750.200 to 750.212a, that is punishable hy life imprisonment may be found and filed at any time.”

People v. Monaco (2004) michctapp “MCL 750.200 to 750.212a, that is punishable by life imprisonment may be found and filed at any time.”

Patterson v. Woods (2020) mied “(c) A violation of chapter XXXIII of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750.200 to 750.212a. (d) A violation of section 17764(7) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368 , MCL 333.”

People of Michigan v. Breanna Lynn Coger (2025) michctapp “31(3)(a) directs the reader to the definitions of harmful chemical substances and harmful biological substances provided by the Legislature in MCL 750.200(i). 3 This Court has held before in People v Samphere, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 10, 2009…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200(i) — 1 case

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