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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.16i (2026)

MCL 750.158 to 750.182a; felonies to which chapter applicable.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


777.16i MCL 750.158 to 750.182a; felonies to which chapter applicable.

Sec. 16i.

    This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

    

    M.C.L.

    Category

    Class

    Description

    Stat Max

    750.158

    Pub ord

    E

    Sodomy

    15

    750.159j

    Pub saf

    B

    Racketeering

    20

    750.160

    Pub ord

    D

    Disinterring or mutilating dead human body

    10

    750.160a

    Pub ord

    H

    Photographing dead human body

    2

    750.160c

    Pub ord

    D

    Improper disposal of dead human body after more than 180 days

    10

    750.160d(1)

    Person

    G

    Sexual contact committed with a dead human body

    2

    750.160d(2)

    Person

    C

    Sexual penetration committed with a dead human body

    15

    750.161

    Pub ord

    G

    Desertion, abandonment, or nonsupport

    3

    750.164

    Pub ord

    F

    Desertion to escape prosecution

    4

    750.165

    Pub ord

    F

    Failing to pay support

    4

    750.168(2)(a)

    Pub ord

    G

    Disorderly conduct at a funeral, memorial service, viewing, procession, or burial

    2

    750.168(2)(b)

    Pub ord

    F

    Disorderly conduct at a funeral, memorial service, viewing, procession, or burial — subsequent offense

    4

    750.174(4)

    Property

    E

    Embezzlement by agent of $1,000 to $20,000, or with prior convictions, or of $200 to $1,000 from nonprofit corporation or charitable organization

    5

    750.174(5)

    Property

    D

    Embezzlement by agent of $20,000 to $50,000, or with prior convictions, or of $1,000 to $20,000 from nonprofit corporation or charitable organization

    10

    750.174(6)

    Property

    C

    Embezzlement by agent of $50,000 to $100,000

    15

    750.174(7)

    Property

    B

    Embezzlement by agent of $100,000 or more

    20

    750.174a(4)

    Property

    E

    Embezzlement from vulnerable adult of $1,000 to $20,000 or with prior convictions

    5

    750.174a(5)

    Property

    D

    Embezzlement from vulnerable adult of $20,000 to $50,000 or with prior convictions

    10

    750.174a(6)

    Property

    C

    Embezzlement from vulnerable adult of $50,000 to $100,000 or with prior convictions

    15

    750.174a(7)

    Property

    B

    Embezzlement from vulnerable adult of $100,000 or more or with prior convictions

    20

    750.175

    Pub trst

    D

    Embezzlement by public officer of more than $50

    10

    750.176

    Pub trst

    E

    Embezzlement by administrator, executor, or guardian

    10

    750.177(2)

    Property

    D

    Embezzlement by chattel mortgagor of $20,000 or more or with prior convictions

    10

    750.177(3)

    Property

    E

    Embezzlement by chattel mortgagor of $1,000 to $20,000 or with prior convictions

    5

    750.178(2)

    Property

    D

    Embezzling mortgaged or leased property of $20,000 or with prior convictions

    10

    750.178(3)

    Property

    E

    Embezzling mortgaged or leased property of $1,000 to $20,000 or with prior convictions

    5

    750.180

    Property

    D

    Embezzlement by financial institution

    20

    750.181(4)

    Property

    E

    Embezzling jointly held property with value of $1,000 to $20,000 or with prior convictions

    5

    750.181(5)

    Property

    D

    Embezzling jointly held property with value of $20,000 or more or with prior convictions

    10

    750.182

    Property

    G

    Embezzlement by warehouses

    4

    750.182a

    Pub trst

    H

    Falsifying school records

    2

    

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 25, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 279, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 278, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 268, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 149, Eff. Aug. 22, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 151, Eff. Aug. 22, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 574, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2010 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2012 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2012 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 169, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2012 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 6, 2024

Compiler's Notes:

    In this section in the reference to M.C.L. 750.178(2), under the heading "Description", the phrase “property of $20,000 or with prior convictions” evidently should read “property of $20,000 or more or with prior convictions.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: People v. Ferworn, 716 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. 2006).
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People v. Ferworn, 716 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. 2006). “MCL 777.16i. The trial court scored defendant's prior record variable level at zero points and her offense variable level at ten points.”
People v. Vaden, 738 N.W.2d 762 (Mich. 2007). “The prosecutor shall pay particular attention to the defendant's contention that his guilty plea was illusory because, contrary to the stipulation of trial counsel and the prosecutor, there are sentencing guidelines that apply to a conviction of conducting a criminal enterprise,…”
People of Michigan v. Joel Irwing Wilson (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “The trial court departed from that range and sentenced defendant to a prison term of 105 to 240 months for his conviction of racketeering. Although defendant argues that the scoring of offense variables 9, 10, and 14 were each based on judicially-found facts, because defendant…”
People of Michigan v. Thomas Mulholland (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Conducting a criminal enterprise is a class B offense, MCL 777.16i. James’s OV score for counts 1 and 2 was 60 points, placing him in OV Level V (50 to 74 points) in the class B sentencing grid, MCL 777.”
People of Michigan v. Thomas Mulholland (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Conducting a criminal enterprise is a class B offense, MCL 777.16i. James’s OV score for counts 1 and 2 was 60 points, placing him in OV Level V (50 to 74 points) in the class B sentencing grid, MCL 777.”
People of Michigan v. Frederick William Cords Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 777.16i. Defendant was initially assessed 80 points under the applicable prior record variables (PRVs) and 45 points under the pertinent OVs.”
People of Michigan v. Frederick William Cords Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 777.16i. Defendant was initially assessed 80 points under the applicable prior record variables (PRVs) and 45 points under the pertinent OVs.”
People of Michigan v. Derrin Torey Abbott (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “This conclusion resolves the second question posed by the Supreme Court on remand, and also provides the conclusion to the first question, which is that there is insufficient evidence that defendant committed three or more contemporaneous acts within 24 hours to justify the 10-…”
People of Michigan v. Derrin Torey Abbott (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Under the corrected guidelines range, the trial court resentenced defendant on remand to 15 to 30 years’ imprisonment for the criminal-enterprise conviction. Because defendant was not resentenced on the safe- 6 We note that a member of this panel was on the prior panel.”
People of Michigan v. Derrin Torey Abbott (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Under the corrected guidelines range, the trial court resentenced defendant on remand to 15 to 30 years’ imprisonment for the criminal-enterprise conviction. Because defendant was not resentenced on the safe- 6 We note that a member of this panel was on the prior panel.”
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