Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.543 (2026)
Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931
750.543 Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to violation of chapter as misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: People v. Osantowski, 748 N.W.2d 799 (Mich. 2008).
People v. Osantowski, 748 N.W.2d 799 (Mich. 2008). “543b(a); MCL 750.543(f)(1). For these reasons, a score of 100 points for OV 20 is justified only when a defendant's threats also constitute acts of terrorism.”
People of Michigan v. Sean William Quigley (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 750.543(b)(h). The prosecution presented sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knowingly made a false report of an act of terrorism and communicated the false report to another person, knowing the report was false.”
People of Michigan v. David Robert Seastrom (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “543b(a); MCL 750.543(f)(1). [Id. at 110.] Our Supreme Court opined that the plain language of the statute required that a defendant’s threats must also constitute an act of terrorism to justify scoring points for OV 20 because the Legislature intended “that all acts of terrorism…”
People of Michigan v. Michael Joseph Kvasnicka (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “” MCL 750.543(1)(a). An “act of terrorism” is defined as a willful and deliberate act that is all of the following: (i) An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.”
People of Michigan v. Raulie Wayne Casteel (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “543b(a), which provides: (a) “Act of terrorism” means a willful and deliberate act that is all of the following: (i) An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.543(1)(a) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Michael Joseph Kvasnicka (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “” MCL 750.543(1)(a). An “act of terrorism” is defined as a willful and deliberate act that is all of the following: (i) An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.543(b)(h) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Sean William Quigley (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 750.543(b)(h). The prosecution presented sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knowingly made a false report of an act of terrorism and communicated the false report to another person, knowing the report was false.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.543(f)(1) — 3 cases
People v. Osantowski, 748 N.W.2d 799 (Mich. 2008). “543b(a); MCL 750.543(f)(1). For these reasons, a score of 100 points for OV 20 is justified only when a defendant's threats also constitute acts of terrorism.”
People of Michigan v. David Robert Seastrom (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “543b(a); MCL 750.543(f)(1). [Id. at 110.] Our Supreme Court opined that the plain language of the statute required that a defendant’s threats must also constitute an act of terrorism to justify scoring points for OV 20 because the Legislature intended “that all acts of terrorism…”
People of Michigan v. Raulie Wayne Casteel (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “543b(a), which provides: (a) “Act of terrorism” means a willful and deliberate act that is all of the following: (i) An act that would be a violent felony under the laws of this state, whether or not committed in this state.”
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