Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.31 (2026)

Adultery; complaint and time of prosecution.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.31 Adultery; complaint and time of prosecution.

Sec. 31.

Complainant and time prosecution to be commenced—No prosecution for adultery, under the preceding section, shall be commenced, but on the complaint of the husband or wife; and no such prosecution shall be commenced after 1 year from the time of committing the offense.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.31

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 3 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5858; CL 1871, § 7693; How., § 9279; CL 1897, § 11690; CL 1915, § 15464; and CL 1929, § 16819.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Briggs v. North Muskegon Police Dep't, 563 F. Supp. 585 (W.D. Mich. 1983).

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Briggs v. North Muskegon Police Dep't, 563 F. Supp. 585 (W.D. Mich. 1983). “§ 750.31. 3 . See generally Note, Application of the Constitutional Privacy Right to Exclusions and Dis *588 missals from Public Employment, 1973 Duke Law Journal 1037.”

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