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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.16m (2026)

MCL 750.223(2) to 750.237(4); felonies to which chapter applicable.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


777.16m MCL 750.223(2) to 750.237(4); felonies to which chapter applicable.

Sec. 16m.

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

    

    M.C.L.

    Category

    Class

    Description

    Stat Max

    750.223(2)

    Pub saf

    F

    Sale of firearm to minor — subsequent offense

    4

    750.223(3)

    Pub ord

    D

    Sale of firearm to person prohibited from possessing

    10

    750.224

    Pub saf

    E

    Manufacture or sale of silencer, bomb, blackjack, automatic weapon, gas spray, etc.

    5

    750.224a(4)

    Pub saf

    F

    Possession or sale of electrical current weapons

    4

    750.224a(6)

    Pub saf

    G

    Improper use of electro-muscular disruption device

    2

    750.224b

    Pub saf

    E

    Possession of short barreled shotgun or rifle

    5

    750.224c

    Pub saf

    F

    Armor piercing ammunition

    4

    750.224d(2)

    Person

    G

    Using self-defense spray device

    2

    750.224e

    Pub saf

    F

    Manufacture/sale/possession of devices to convert semiautomatic weapons

    4

    

    750.224f(6)

    Pub saf

    E

    Possession or sale of firearm by prohibited person

    5

    

    750.224f(7)

    Pub saf

    E

    Possession or sale of ammunition by prohibited person

    5

    750.226

    Pub saf

    E

    Carrying firearm or dangerous weapon with unlawful intent

    5

    750.227

    Pub saf

    E

    Carrying a concealed weapon

    5

    750.227a

    Pub saf

    F

    Unlawful possession of pistol

    4

    750.227c

    Pub saf

    G

    Possessing a loaded firearm in or upon a vehicle

    2

    750.227f

    Pub saf

    F

    Wearing body armor during commission of certain crimes

    4

    750.227g(1)

    Pub saf

    F

    Felon purchasing, owning, possessing, or using body armor

    4

    750.230

    Pub saf

    G

    Altering ID mark on firearm

    2

    750.232a(3)

    Pub saf

    G

    False statement in a firearm application

    4

    750.234a(1)(a)

    Pub saf

    D

    Discharging firearm from vehicle

    10

    750.234a(1)(b)

    Person

    C

    Discharging firearm from vehicle causing physical injury

    15

    750.234a(1)(c)

    Person

    B

    Discharging firearm from vehicle causing serious impairment

    20

    750.234a(1)(d)

    Person

    A

    Discharging firearm from vehicle causing death

    Life

    750.234b(1)

    Pub saf

    D

    Discharging firearm at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure

    10

    750.234b(2)

    Pub saf

    D

    Discharging firearm in a dwelling or potentially occupied structure

    10

    750.234b(3)

    Pub saf

    C

    Discharging firearm in or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure causing physical injury

    15

    750.234b(4)

    Person

    B

    Discharging firearm in or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure causing serious impairment

    20

    750.234b(5)

    Person

    A

    Discharging firearm in or at a dwelling or potentially occupied structure causing death

    Life

    750.234c

    Pub saf

    F

    Discharging firearm at emergency/police vehicle

    4

    750.235b(2)

    Pub saf

    D

    Threatening to commit violent act against school students or employees on school property with an overt act toward completion or with specific intent

    10

    750.236

    Person

    C

    Setting spring gun — death resulting

    15

    750.237(3)

    Person

    E

    Using firearm while under the influence or impaired causing serious impairment

    5

    750.237(4)

    Person

    C

    Using firearm while under the influence or impaired causing death

    15

    

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 225, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 279, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 166, Eff. Feb. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Sept. 14, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 124, Eff. Aug. 6, 2012 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 5, Eff. May 12, 2014 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 22, 2014 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 637, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 22, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 200, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: People v. Biddles, 896 N.W.2d 461 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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People v. Biddles, 896 N.W.2d 461 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “MCL 777.16m; MCL 777.66. Indeed, a total OV score of 75 or more points is all that is needed to be placed at OV level VI.”
People v. Johnigan, 696 N.W.2d 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “" [23] MCL 777.16m. [24] Post at 733. [25] 261 Mich.”
People v. Lopez, 854 N.W.2d 205 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “1 Rather, defendant argues that the trial court was required to sentence him on his felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm and carrying-a-concealed-weapon convictions — both of which are Class E felonies, MCL 777.16m — using the sentencing guidelines for Class E felonies.”
People of Michigan v. David Christopher Savage (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “MCL 777.16m. Because defendant’s CCW conviction is concurrent to his felon-in-possession conviction, the trial court should only have assessed defendant 10 points for PRV 7.”
People of Michigan v. Elijah Ekwaun Beauford (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “MCL 777.16m. Possession of a firearm by a felon is a crime against public safety.”
People of Michigan v. James Thomas Walton (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “21(3)(a); MCL 777.16m. However, notably, this sentence for felon-in- possession is to run concurrent to defendant’s sentence for AWIGBH.”
People of Michigan v. James Thomas Walton (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “21(3)(a); MCL 777.16m. However, notably, this sentence for felon-in- possession is to run concurrent to defendant’s sentence for AWIGBH.”
People of Michigan v. Justin Robert Mosher (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “10 MCL 777.16m; MCL 750.224f; see also People v 10 Carrying a concealed weapon is also a Class E felony.”
People of Michigan v. Melissa Ann West (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “The court also noted that because of the inherent severity of the crime of discharging a firearm at a dwelling (a class D offense, see MCL 777.16m, as opposed to the class F offense of felonious assault, see MCL 777.”
People of Michigan v. Michael a Palmer Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “16d; MCL 777.16m. Consequently, we must now determine whether PRV 5 was properly scored.”
People of Michigan v. Marquise Deshanne Hardin (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “MCL 777.16m. Thus, the inquiry is whether the trial court sentenced defendant within the recommended minimum sentence range for his felon-in-possession of a firearm conviction.”
People of Michigan v. Shaunanna Lakeisha Gibson (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “234a(1)(b), which is a crime against a person under MCL 777.16m; and (2) intentional discharge of a firearm at a dwelling causing serious impairment of a body function, MCL 750.”
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