Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.17g (2026)

Applicability of chapter to certain felonies; MCL 800.281(1) to 801.263(2).

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 175 of 1927

777.17g Applicability of chapter to certain felonies; MCL 800.281(1) to 801.263(2).

Sec. 17g.

This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapters 800 to 830 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L.	Category	Class	Description	Stat Max
800.281(1)	Pub saf	H	Furnishing prisoner with contraband	5
800.281(2)	Pub saf	H	Furnishing prisoner with contraband outside	5
800.281(3)	Pub saf	H	Bringing contraband into prisons	5
800.281(4)	Pub saf	E	Prisoner possessing contraband	5
800.283(1)	Pub saf	E	Furnishing weapon to prisoner in prison	5
800.283(2)	Pub saf	E	Prisons — knowledge of a weapon in a correctional facility	5
800.283(3)	Pub saf	E	Bringing weapon into prison	5
800.283(4)	Pub saf	E	Prisoner possessing weapon	5
800.283a	Pub saf	E	Furnishing cell phone to prisoner	5
801.262(1)(a)	Pub saf	E	Bringing weapon into jail	5
801.262(1)(b)	Pub saf	E	Furnishing weapon to prisoner in jail	5
801.262(2)	Pub saf	E	Prisoner in jail possessing weapon	5
801.262a	Pub saf	E	Furnishing cell phone or other wireless device to prisoner in jail	5
801.263(1)	Pub saf	H	Furnishing contraband to prisoner in jail	5
801.263(2)	Pub saf	H	Prisoner in jail possessing contraband	5

History: Add. 2002, Act 28, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 541, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2013

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: People v. Armisted, 811 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011).

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People v. Armisted, 811 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “MCL 777.17g. However, as a fourth habitual offender, defendant was subject to enhanced sentencing, including a 100 percent increase in the upper limit of the recommended minimum sentence range, MCL 777.”

People of Michigan v. Frederick Morris Waldroup (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “” In other words, defendant agreed with his counsel’s description of what occurred in prison and thus admitted those facts.”

People of Michigan v. Dion Delando Anderson (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Under MCL 777.17g, possession of a weapon by a prisoner is a felony.”

People of Michigan v. Khalil Kwali-Al Williams (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “MCL 777.17g. In People v Heller, 316 Mich App 314, 318 ; 891 NW2d 541 (2016), this Court held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to personally appear at their felony sentencing hearings and that a virtual appearance was an inadequate substitute.”

People of Michigan v. Archie Robin Hutchinson Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “11 through MCL 777.17g. Accordingly, MCL 777.51(2)(c) applies to defendant’s conviction.”

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