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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.226 (2026)

Firearm or dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument; carrying with unlawful intent; violation as felony; penalty.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.226 Firearm or dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument; carrying with unlawful intent; violation as felony; penalty.

Sec. 226.

    (1) A person shall not, with intent to use the same unlawfully against the person of another, go armed with a pistol or other firearm, or a pneumatic gun, dagger, dirk, razor, stiletto, or knife having a blade over 3 inches in length, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument.

    (2) 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 $2,500.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.226 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 26, Eff. July 1, 2015

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 4 of Act 372 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16752.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 252 cases (54 in the last 5 years), 1966–2026 · leading case: People v. Ackah-Essien, 874 N.W.2d 172 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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People v. Ackah-Essien, 874 N.W.2d 172 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 23× “356a(l), carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, MCL 750.226, unlawfully driving away an automobile, MCL 750.”
People v. Mitchell, 835 N.W.2d 615 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 18× “317, and carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, MCL 750.226. Defendant was sentenced as a second-offense habitual offender, MCL 769.”
People v. Parker, 795 N.W.2d 596 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 12× “82, and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, MCL 750.226. Because the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent for the reason that it did not present evidence that the…”
People v. Traver, 894 N.W.2d 89 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “MCL 750.226(1).3 Defense counsel cannot be deemed to have rendered ineffective assistance predicated on the failure “to make a meritless request or objection.”
People v. Davenport, 282 N.W.2d 179 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 8× “On June 30, 1976, defendant was convicted by a jury of carrying a firearm with unlawful intent, MCL 750.226; MSA 28.423, and carrying a concealed weapon, MCL 750.”
People v. Bosca, 871 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “A dangerous weapon is defined by MCL 750.226 as “a pistol or other firearm or dagger, dirk, razor, stiletto, or knife having a blade over 3 inches in length, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument” carried with the intent to unlawfully use the weapon against…”
Bartolo Fitchett v. Mitchell Perry, 644 F. App'x 485 (6th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “224f; carrying a firearm with unlawful intent, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.226 ; and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Mich.”
Conny Moritz v. Jeffrey Woods, 692 F. App'x 249 (6th Cir. 2017). “82 , and one count of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, in violation of Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.226 . Id. at 278-79 .”
People v. Smith, 225 N.W.2d 165 (Mich. 1975). · cites it 5× “) MCLA 750.226; MSA 28.423. Without any question whatever, an M-l rifle is a "firearm” within the scope of MCLA 750.”
People of Michigan v. Torrey Craft, 927 N.W.2d 708 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “83 ; one count of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent (carrying with intent), MCL 750.226 ; and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony-firearm), MCL 750.”
People v. Quinn, 487 N.W.2d 194 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, it realized the difficulty of proving the unlawful intent element under MCL 750.226; MSA 28.423, and noted that the proposed statute did not include that element.”
People v. Veling, 504 N.W.2d 456 (Mich. 1993). · cites it 2× “[8] MCL 750.226; MSA 28.423. [9] MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.226(1) — 5 cases
People v. Traver, 894 N.W.2d 89 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 750.226(1).3 Defense counsel cannot be deemed to have rendered ineffective assistance predicated on the failure “to make a meritless request or objection.”
People of Michigan v. Norman Brown (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
People of Michigan v. Norman Brown (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
People of Michigan v. Jeffery Lavern James (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
People of Michigan v. Joshua Michael Rosebush (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.226(2) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Jeffery Lavern James (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
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