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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200i (2026)

Unlawful acts; penalties.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.200i Unlawful acts; penalties.

Sec. 200i.

    (1) A person shall not manufacture, deliver, possess, transport, place, use, or release any of the following for an unlawful purpose:

    (a) A harmful biological substance or a harmful biological device.

    (b) A harmful chemical substance or a harmful chemical device.

    (c) A harmful radioactive material or a harmful radioactive device.

    (d) A harmful electronic or electromagnetic device.

    (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime as follows:

    (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

    (b) If the violation directly or indirectly results in property damage, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.

    (c) If the violation directly or indirectly results in personal injury to another individual other than serious impairment of a body function or death, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

    (d) If the violation directly or indirectly results in serious impairment of a body function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.

    (e) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.25 and 769.25a , if the violation directly or indirectly results in the death of another individual, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1998, Act 207, Eff. Oct. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 257, Eff. Jan. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2014

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: People v. Blunt, 761 N.W.2d 427 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
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People v. Blunt, 761 N.W.2d 427 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “MCL 750.200i(2)(d). In MCL 750.200h, our Legislature defined many of the terms used in MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
20241223_C364956_50_364956.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment for making a threat of terrorism conviction, 5 to 20 years’ imprisonment for second-degree arson, and 5 to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a harmful device, to be served concurrently.”
People of Michigan v. Montario Marquise Taylor (Mich. 2025). “17764(7) (mislabeling drugs with intent to kill and causing death); MCL 750.200i(2)(e) (possession of a harmful biological, chemical, radioactive, or electronic device resulting in death).”
People of Michigan v. Andrew Michael Czarnecki (Mich. 2025). “17764(7) (mislabeling drugs with intent to kill and causing death); MCL 750.200i(2)(e) (possession of a harmful biological, chemical, radioactive, or electronic device resulting in death).”
People of Michigan v. Jeffrey Ryan Gunnells (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “In Blunt, the defendant was convicted of violating MCL 750.200i by using a harmful chemical substance for an unlawful purpose after he threw heated cooking oil on the victim, causing severe burns.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200i(2)(b) — 1 case
20241223_C364956_50_364956.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “The trial court sentenced defendant to serve 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment for making a threat of terrorism conviction, 5 to 20 years’ imprisonment for second-degree arson, and 5 to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a harmful device, to be served concurrently.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200i(2)(d) — 1 case
People v. Blunt, 761 N.W.2d 427 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “MCL 750.200i(2)(d). In MCL 750.200h, our Legislature defined many of the terms used in MCL 750.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200i(2)(e) — 5 cases
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Kemo Knicombi Parks (Mich. 2022). “520b (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); MCL 750.16(5) (adulteration of drugs with intent to kill); MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Montario Marquise Taylor (Mich. 2025). “17764(7) (mislabeling drugs with intent to kill and causing death); MCL 750.200i(2)(e) (possession of a harmful biological, chemical, radioactive, or electronic device resulting in death).”
People of Michigan v. Andrew Michael Czarnecki (Mich. 2025). “17764(7) (mislabeling drugs with intent to kill and causing death); MCL 750.200i(2)(e) (possession of a harmful biological, chemical, radioactive, or electronic device resulting in death).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.200i(l)(b) — 1 case
People v. Blunt, 761 N.W.2d 427 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “MCL 750.200i(2)(d). In MCL 750.200h, our Legislature defined many of the terms used in MCL 750.”
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