Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.236 (2026)

Spring gun, trap or device; setting.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.236 Spring gun, trap or device; setting.

Sec. 236.

Setting spring guns, etc.—Any person who shall set any spring or other gun, or any trap or device operating by the firing or explosion of gunpowder or any other explosive, and shall leave or permit the same to be left, except in the immediate presence of some competent person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than 500 dollars, and the killing of any person by the firing of a gun or device so set shall be manslaughter.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.236

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 1 of Act 97 of 1875; being How., § 9114; CL 1897, § 11515; CL 1915, § 15250; and CL 1929, § 16782.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1974–1977 · leading case: People v. Townes, 218 N.W.2d 136 (Mich. 1974).

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People v. Townes, 218 N.W.2d 136 (Mich. 1974). · cites it 2× “See, for example, MCLA 750.236; MSA 28.433; MCLA 750.322; MSA 28.”

People v. Doss, 260 N.W.2d 880 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “554, unlawful killing of an unborn child, MCLA 750.236; MSA 28.433, spring gun, trap or device, MCLA 750.”

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