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Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.541 (2026)

Riot.

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RIOTS AND RELATED CRIMES


Act 302 of 1968


752.541 Riot.

Sec. 1.

    It is unlawful and constitutes the crime of riot for 5 or more persons, acting in concert, to wrongfully engage in violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly cause or create a serious risk of causing public terror or alarm.

History: 1968, Act 302, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1968

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1969–2001 · leading case: People v. Garcia, 187 N.W.2d 711 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971).
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People v. Garcia, 187 N.W.2d 711 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 5× “Whether sections 1 and 3 of PA 1968, No 302 (MCLA §§752.541, 752.543 [Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp §§ 28.”
People v. Rehkopf, 370 N.W.2d 296 (Mich. 1985). “354(2) is not treated more severely than one who incites five people to murder under the riot statute, MCL 752.541 et seq.; MSA 28.790(1) et seq.”
People v. Shafou, 330 N.W.2d 647 (Mich. 1982). “” MCL 752.541; MSA 28.790(1). "Sec. 2. It is unlawful and constitutes incitement to riot for a person or persons, intending to cause or to aid or abet the institution or maintenance of a riot, to do an act or engage in conduct that urges other persons to commit acts of unlawful…”
People v. Plyler, 304 N.W.2d 859 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 752.541; MSA 28.790(1) (riot), MCL 752.”
People v. Kim, 630 N.W.2d 627 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “The prosecutor charged the six defendants with the crime of riot, MCL 752.541, arising out of their conduct during a demonstration in opposition to a Ku Klux Klan rally in Ann Arbor.”
People v. Lewis, 174 N.W.2d 615 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). “* Repealed in part by PA 1968, No 302, MCLA 1969 Cum Supp § 752.541 et seq. (Stat Ann 1969 Cum Supp § 28.”
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