Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.260 (2026)

Coins; counterfeiting and possession.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.260 Coins; counterfeiting and possession.

Sec. 260.

Counterfeiting and possession of coins—Any person who shall counterfeit any gold or silver coin, current by law or usage within this state, and every person who shall have in his possession, at the same time, 5 or more pieces of false money or coin, counterfeited in the similitude of any gold or silver coin current as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false and counterfeit, and with intent to utter or pass the same as true, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or for any term of years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.260

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 15 of Ch. 155 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5816; CL 1871, § 7645; How., § 9227; CL 1897, § 11673; CL 1915, § 15446; and CL 1929, § 17062.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2017 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Regan Adam Reynolds (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).

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People of Michigan v. Regan Adam Reynolds (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “In defendant’s July 5, 2012 delayed application for leave to appeal, his attorney argued that the state law corresponding to his federal offenses was MCL 750.260, pertaining to counterfeit gold and silver coins.”

People of Michigan v. Shawn Marie Lavasseur (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The court departed from the minimum sentencing guidelines range of 0 to 9 months to impose a sentence of 1½ to 10 years’ imprisonment.”

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