Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.544 (2026)

Violation as felony; penalty.

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RIOTS AND RELATED CRIMES


Act 302 of 1968


752.544 Violation as felony; penalty.

Sec. 4.

    (1) A violation of section 1, 2, or 2a is a felony, punishable by not more than 10 years in prison or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

    (2) A violation of section 3 is a felony, punishable by not more than 5 years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1968, Act 302, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 393, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–1992 · leading case: People v. Rehkopf, 370 N.W.2d 296 (Mich. 1985).
People v. Rehkopf, 370 N.W.2d 296 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “14 MCL 752.544; MSA 28.790(4). 15 It is noteworthy that if the Legislature, when it enacted § 157b, had indeed intended to proscribe conduct that merely sought commission of certain offenses without regard to the response of the listener, it might have employed the phrase…”
Was v. Young, 796 F. Supp. 1041 (E.D. Mich. 1992). · cites it 2× “Under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 752.544(2) makes a violation of this section a felony, pun *1052 ishable by not more than 5 years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.”
People v. Shafou, 330 N.W.2d 647 (Mich. 1982). “(1) A violation of sections 1 or 2 is a felony, punishable by not more than 10 years in prison or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both. "(2) A violation of section 3 is a felony, punishable by not more than 5 years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.544(1) — 1 case
People v. Rehkopf, 370 N.W.2d 296 (Mich. 1985). “14 MCL 752.544; MSA 28.790(4). 15 It is noteworthy that if the Legislature, when it enacted § 157b, had indeed intended to proscribe conduct that merely sought commission of certain offenses without regard to the response of the listener, it might have employed the phrase…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.544(2) — 1 case
Was v. Young, 796 F. Supp. 1041 (E.D. Mich. 1992). “Under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 752.544(2) makes a violation of this section a felony, pun *1052 ishable by not more than 5 years in prison or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.”
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