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Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.811 (2026)

Coin operated devices; breaking and entering or possession of keys, penalty.

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COIN OPERATED DEVICES


Act 126 of 1970


752.811 Coin operated devices; breaking and entering or possession of keys, penalty.

Sec. 1.

    A person shall be guilty of a felony punishable upon conviction by confinement in the state prison for a period not to exceed 3 years or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or both if he does either of the following:

    (a) Enters or forces an entrance, alters or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine dispensing goods or services, money changer or any other device designed to receive currency or coins with the intent to steal.

    (b) Knowingly possesses a key or device, or a drawing, print or mold thereof, adapted and designed to open or break into any such machine with intent to steal money or other contents from it.

History: 1970, Act 126, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: People v. Yeoman, 554 N.W.2d 577 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996).
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People v. Yeoman, 554 N.W.2d 577 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “643(101), which states that a person shall be guilty of a felony if he “[e]nters or forces an entrance, alters *414 or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine dispensing goods or services, money changer or any other device designed to receive…”
People v. Feldman, 274 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 5× “311, one count of possession of a device adapted for breaking into a parking meter with intent to steal, contrary to MCL 752.811; MSA 28.643(101), four counts of inserting part of an instrument into a parking meter with intent to steal, contrary to MCL 752.”
People v. Humble, 379 N.W.2d 422 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “305, and entering a coin machine by force, MCL 752.811; MSA 28.643(101). The plea was accepted by the Hon.”
People v. Craig, 346 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 3× “Defendant now argues that a bus fare box is not covered by MCL 752.811; MSA 28.643(101), which reads: "An Act relating to coin operated devices, including but not limited to parking meters, coin telephones and vending machines; and providing for a penalty.”
People of Michigan v. Kyle Wayne Beaudin (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “The crime of breaking and entering a coin-operated device, MCL 752.811, is a form of burglary, committed when an offender “[e]nters or forces an entrance, alters or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine dispensing goods or services, money…”
People of Michigan v. Kyle Wayne Beaudin (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “The crime of breaking and entering a coin-operated device, MCL 752.811, is a form of burglary, committed when an offender “[e]nters or forces an entrance, alters or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine dispensing goods or services, money…”
People of Michigan v. Seth Torrese Lipscomb (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “360, in 2019, (2) breaking and entering a building with intent twice in 2020, and (3) breaking and entering a coin-operated device, MCL 752.811, three times in 2020. Larceny in a building, breaking and entering a building with intent, and breaking and entering a coin-operated…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.811(a) — 2 cases
People v. Yeoman, 554 N.W.2d 577 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “643(101), which states that a person shall be guilty of a felony if he “[e]nters or forces an entrance, alters *414 or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine dispensing goods or services, money changer or any other device designed to receive…”
People v. Craig, 346 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “Defendant now argues that a bus fare box is not covered by MCL 752.811; MSA 28.643(101), which reads: "An Act relating to coin operated devices, including but not limited to parking meters, coin telephones and vending machines; and providing for a penalty.”
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