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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.5 (2026)

Offense categories; designation.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


777.5 Offense categories; designation.

Sec. 5.

    The offense categories are designated in part 2 of this chapter as follows:

    (a) Crimes against a person are designated "person".

    (b) Crimes against property are designated "property".

    (c) Crimes involving a controlled substance are designated "CS".

    (d) Crimes against public order are designated "pub ord".

    (e) Crimes against public trust are designated "pub trst".

    (f) Crimes against public safety are designated "pub saf".

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: People v. Bonilla-Machado, 803 N.W.2d 217 (Mich. 2011).
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People v. Bonilla-Machado, 803 N.W.2d 217 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 42× “16j, it can also be considered a crime against a person for purposes of scoring OV 13 because a prison employee is a “person.”
People v. Allen, 884 N.W.2d 548 (Mich. 2016). · cites it 4× “MCL 777.5(a) to (f). 40 MCL 777.11b. 41 Id.”
People v. Smith, 793 N.W.2d 666 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “15 MCL 777.5. 16 MCL 750.349. Kidnapping is categorized as a crime against a person.”
People v. Wiggins, 795 N.W.2d 232 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “MCL 777.5 provides: The offense categories are designated in [MCL 777.”
People v. Maben, 884 N.W.2d 314 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See MCL 777.5; People v Bonilla-Machado, 489 Mich 412, 422 ; 803 NW2d 217 (2011) (noting that the offense categories stated under MCL 777.”
People v. Melton, 722 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 777.5(a) to (f). Only the offense variables that are statutorily designated for a particular offense category should be scored.”
United States v. Raphael Jermaine Williams, Jr. (6th Cir. 2025). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 777.5 , 777.16d. And Michigan law categorizes fleeing and eluding (third degree) as a crime against public safety.”
Od People of Michigan v. Brian William Furlong (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “See MCL 777.5. 1 Within each of those six classes of crimes are hundreds and hundreds of specific offenses.”
People of Michigan v. Deshawn Outtoee (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “The offense categories designated in MCL 777.5 define the offenses listed in MCL 777.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.5(a) — 2 cases
People v. Allen, 884 N.W.2d 548 (Mich. 2016). “MCL 777.5(a) to (f). 40 MCL 777.11b. 41 Id.”
People v. Melton, 722 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 777.5(a) to (f). Only the offense variables that are statutorily designated for a particular offense category should be scored.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.5(d) — 2 cases
People v. Allen, 884 N.W.2d 548 (Mich. 2016). “MCL 777.5(a) to (f). 40 MCL 777.11b. 41 Id.”
People v. Wiggins, 795 N.W.2d 232 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “MCL 777.5 provides: The offense categories are designated in [MCL 777.”
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