Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.539b (2026)

Trespassing for purpose of eavesdropping or surveillance.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.539b Trespassing for purpose of eavesdropping or surveillance.

Sec. 539b.

A person who trespasses on property owned or under the control of any other person, to subject that person to eavesdropping or surveillance is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: Add. 1966, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: Keith Edward Gardiner v. Sian Hengeveld (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).

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Keith Edward Gardiner v. Sian Hengeveld (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 750.539b addresses trespassing on property owned or under the control of another person to eavesdrop or surveil that person and provides that the person engaged in such conduct is guilty of a misdemeanor.”

20250212_C366399_43_366399.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See 4 MCL 750.539b concerns trespassing on property owned by another for the purposes of surveillance, and MCL 750539d concerns the placement and use of recording devices for the purposes of eavesdropping; neither is applicable to this case.”

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