Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.12h (2026)

Chapter 257; felonies.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


777.12h Chapter 257; felonies.

Sec. 12h.

    This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapters VII, VIII, and IX of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, within chapter 257 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

    

    M.C.L.

    Category

    Class

    Description

    Stat Max

    257.902

    Pub saf

    E

    Motor vehicle code violations

    5

    257.903(1)

    Property

    E

    Motor vehicle code — false certification — first offense

    5

    257.903(2)

    Property

    E

    Motor vehicle code — false certification — second offense

    7

    257.903(3)

    Property

    D

    Motor vehicle code — false certification — third or subsequent offense

    15

    257.904(4)

    Person

    C

    Operating a vehicle without a license causing death

    15

    257.904(5)

    Person

    E

    Operating a vehicle without a license causing serious impairment

    5

    257.904(7)

    Person

    G

    Allowing a vehicle to be operated without a license causing serious impairment

    2

    

    Person

    E

    Allowing a vehicle to be operated without a license causing death

    5

    

History: Add. 2002, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Bobby Maurice Cochran (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
People of Michigan v. Bobby Maurice Cochran (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “12e; MCL 777.12h. A trial court may assess 10 points for OV 12 if “[t]wo contemporaneous felonious criminal acts involving crimes against a person were committed.”
People of Michigan v. Trevin Michael Teike (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “625(5)(a), is a crime against a person, and MCL 777.12h provides that operating a vehicle without a license causing serious impairment, MCL 257.”
People of Michigan v. Thomas William Stambaugh (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “See MCL 777.12h; MCL 777.64.2 Because defendant was a fourth-offense habitual offender, the trial court increased the top end or upper limit of the guidelines range from 114 months to 228 months under MCL 777.”
People of Michigan v. Kenneth Anthony Taylor (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “12e; MCL 777.12h. With 20 points assessed for PRV 2, defendant had a total PRV score of 130, placing him in PRV level F on the sentencing grid for class C felonies.”
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