Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.16q (2026)

MCL 750.332 to 750.350a; felonies to which chapter applicable.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


777.16q MCL 750.332 to 750.350a; felonies to which chapter applicable.

Sec. 16q.

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

    

    M.C.L.

    Category

    Class

    Description

    Stat Max

    750.332

    Property

    H

    Entering horse in race under false name

    4

    750.335a(2)(b)

    Person

    G

    Aggravated indecent exposure

    2

    750.335a(2)(c)

    Person

    A

    Indecent exposure by sexually delinquent person

    Life

    750.338

    Pub ord

    G

    Gross indecency between males

    5

    

    Pub ord

    A

    Gross indecency between males involving sexually delinquent person

    Life

    750.338a

    Pub ord

    G

    Gross indecency between females

    5

    

    Pub ord

    A

    Gross indecency between females involving sexually delinquent person

    Life

    750.338b

    Pub ord

    G

    Gross indecency between males and females

    5

    

    Pub ord

    A

    Gross indecency between males and females involving sexually delinquent person

    Life

    750.349

    Person

    A

    Kidnapping

    Life

    750.349a

    Person

    A

    Prisoner taking a hostage

    Life

    750.349b

    Person

    C

    Unlawful imprisonment

    15

    750.350

    Person

    A

    Kidnapping — child enticement

    Life

    750.350a

    Person

    H

    Kidnapping — custodial interference

    1

    

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 261, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 302, Eff. Feb. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 24, 2006

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: People v. Lockridge, 870 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2015).
People v. Lockridge, 870 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2015). · cites it 4× “349, a Class A offense, MCL 777.16q, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison.”
People v. Smith, 793 N.W.2d 666 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 4× “MCL 777.16q. 6 within a highway right of way without a permit in order to make a sign more visible.”
People v. Buehler, 727 N.W.2d 127 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 4× “The Legislature has actually limited sentencing courts' discretion for individuals convicted of that crime by listing it in MCL 777.16q and thereby making it subject to the mandatory sentencing guidelines.”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold, 918 N.W.2d 164 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “The sentencing guidelines list indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person as a Class A felony, MCL 777.16q, and the proposed scoring of defendant's guidelines variables placed him in cell F-III of the Class A grid, which provides for a minimum sentence of 135 to 225…”
People v. Kosik, 841 N.W.2d 906 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “38(2)(b) to direct the assessment of zero points for OV 8 when the sentencing offense is unlawful imprisonment—even though it amended MCL 777.16q to include unlawful imprisonment in the list of crimes to which the sentencing guidelines apply.”
People v. Buehler, 710 N.W.2d 55 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “Because the offense of indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person is subject to the statutory sentencing guidelines, see MCL 777.16q, a sentencing information report establishing a guidelines minimum range of 42 to 70 months’ imprisonment was prepared by the trial court.”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold (Mich. 2021). · cites it 32× “Under MCL 777.16q of the sentencing guidelines, MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold (Mich. 2021). · cites it 32× “Under MCL 777.16q of the sentencing guidelines, MCL 750.”
People v. Buehler, 723 N.W.2d 578 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “See MCL 777.16q; see also 1998 PA 317 . Thus, with respect to the sentence for indecent exposure as a sexually delinquent person, both MCL 750.”
People of Michigan v. Lonnie James Arnold (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 13× “MCL 777.16q. The Supreme Court has directed us to consider what effect, if any, the adoption of the guidelines “had on a trial court’s options in sentencing a defendant convicted of indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person.”
People of Michigan v. Glen Patrick Anthony (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “MCL 777.16q. Defendant received a total OV score of 60 points, which combined with his 100 prior record variable points, placed him in the F-IV cell of the applicable sentencing grid, for which the minimum sentence range is 171 to 570 months for a fourth-offense habitual…”
People of Michigan v. Victor Peery (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “335a and MCL 777.16q—must be read in pari materia.”
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