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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.335 (2026)

Lewd and lascivious cohabitation and gross lewdness.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.335 Lewd and lascivious cohabitation and gross lewdness.

Sec. 335.

    Any individual, married or unmarried, who is guilty of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. No prosecution may be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time the offense was committed.

    

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.335 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 73, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2023

FormerLaw Notes:

    See sections 6 and 7 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, §§ 5861 and 5862; CL 1871, §§ 7696 and 7697; How., §§ 9282 and 9283; CL 1897, §§ 11693 and 11694; CL 1915, §§ 15467 and 15468; and CL 1929, §§ 16822 and 16823.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1952–2025 · leading case: Veenstra v. Washtenaw Country Club, 645 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. 2002).
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Veenstra v. Washtenaw Country Club, 645 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. 2002). · cites it 2× “§ 750.335. Id., at 136, 586 N.W.2d 723 . However, the opinion held that there was "insufficient evidence that the plaintiffs intended to engage in lewd and lascivious behavior.”
McCready v. Hoffius, 586 N.W.2d 723 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 6× “MCL 750.335; MSA 28.567. Consequently, according to the panel, cohabitation must not be protected conduct under the Civil Rights Act.”
Briggs v. North Muskegon Police Dep't, 563 F. Supp. 585 (W.D. Mich. 1983). · cites it 2× “City of Detroit, 389 F.Supp. 922, 929 (E.D.Mich.1975), the Court stated: Although several Michigan statutes include the word “lewd,” see, e.”
Commonwealth v. Quinn, 789 N.E.2d 138 (Mass. 2003). “02 (West 2000); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 750.335 (West 1991); Minn.”
United States v. Luis Moreira Bravo, 56 F.4th 568 (8th Cir. 2022). “, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.335 (2022), and fornication, see, e.”
McCready v. Hoffius, 564 N.W.2d 493 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “MCL 750.335; MSA 28.567 provides: Any man or woman, not being married to each other, who shall lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, and any man or woman, married or unmarried, who shall be guilty of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, shall be…”
Morgan v. City of Detroit, 389 F. Supp. 922 (E.D. Mich. 1975). “§§ 750.335, 750.339, 750.343a, there are no reported Michigan opinions defining the term.”
Tyranski v. Piggins, 205 N.W.2d 595 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “Tyranski is founded on acts violative of MCLA 750.335; MSA 28.567, making it a crime to engage in lewd and lascivious cohabitation.”
People v. Coulter, 288 N.W.2d 448 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “1 Defendant suggests that the some other act could be "slick-legging” which could be lewd and lascivious behavior, MCL 750.335; MSA 28.567, or indecent exposure, MCL 750.”
People v. Turner, 53 N.W.2d 372 (Mich. 1952). “Defendant appeals from his conviction of the misdemeanor of indecent exposure, CL 1948, § 750.335 (Stat Ann § 28.567). He was sentenced to 6 months in jail, the maximum penalty being 1 year.”
In re Petition for Naturalization of Odeh, 185 F. Supp. 953 (E.D. Mich. 1960). “1956, § 750.335. The petitioner could not now be prosecuted for the misdemeanor of cohabitation, even assuming that his behavior fell within the statutory definitions, as both participants must be prosecuted within, one year after the alleged acts occurred.”
People v. Prince, 221 N.W.2d 598 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “Prince, was charged with the crime of indecent exposure (MCLA 750.335[a]; MSA 28.567[1]) and tried without a jury before Judge Richard Robinson of the Eaton County Circuit Court.”
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