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Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.285 (2026)

Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.

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LIQUOR, NARCOTICS, AND WEAPONS PROHIBITED IN PRISONS


Act 17 of 1909


800.285 Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.

Sec. 5.

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person violating this act is guilty of a felony, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.

    (2) If the delivery of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years under part 74 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.7401 to 333.7415 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a person who gives, sells, or furnishes a controlled substance in violation of section 1 of this act shall not be prosecuted under this section for that giving, selling, or furnishing. If the possession of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years under part 74 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, a person who possesses, or brings into a correctional facility, a controlled substance in violation of section 1 of this act shall not be prosecuted under this section for that possession.

History: 1909, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 1831 ;-- CL 1929, 17657 ;-- CL 1948, 800.285 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 343, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: People v. Nasir, 662 N.W.2d 29 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
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People v. Nasir, 662 N.W.2d 29 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “…N.W.2d 1 , involving a strict-liability crime with a potential punishment of five years' imprisonment under M.C.L. § 800.285(1).”
United States v. Johnson, 704 F. Supp. 1403 (E.D. Mich. 1989). “§ 800.285; cf M.C.L.A. § 333.7401(2)(c). Moreover, the evident inclusion of surreptitious conduct in the offense obviously forecloses “violent felony” treatment of the conviction.”
People v. DeLeon, 441 N.W.2d 85 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 6× “MCL 800.285(1); MSA 28.1625(1). There is no legislative indication that carrying a concealed weapon is an aggravation of being an inmate in possession of the same weapon.”
Msc 162221 People Of Mi V Hamin Lorenzo Dixon Supremecourtopinion 4/28/2022 (Mich. 2022). · cites it 3× “283a; see also MCL 800.285. 2 Another Michigan statute demonstrates the link between prison telephone communications and prison security.”
People of Michigan v. Hamin Lorenzo Dixon (Mich. 2022). · cites it 3× “283a; see also MCL 800.285. 2 Another Michigan statute demonstrates the link between prison telephone communications and prison security.”
People of Michigan v. Christopher Lehman Tadgerson (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Furthermore, defendant claims that Ramsdell was legally unsound even at the time that it was issued.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.285(1) — 5 cases
People v. Nasir, 662 N.W.2d 29 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “…N.W.2d 1 , involving a strict-liability crime with a potential punishment of five years' imprisonment under M.C.L. § 800.285(1).”
People v. DeLeon, 441 N.W.2d 85 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “MCL 800.285(1); MSA 28.1625(1). There is no legislative indication that carrying a concealed weapon is an aggravation of being an inmate in possession of the same weapon.”
Msc 162221 People Of Mi V Hamin Lorenzo Dixon Supremecourtopinion 4/28/2022 (Mich. 2022). “283a; see also MCL 800.285. 2 Another Michigan statute demonstrates the link between prison telephone communications and prison security.”
People of Michigan v. Hamin Lorenzo Dixon (Mich. 2022). “283a; see also MCL 800.285. 2 Another Michigan statute demonstrates the link between prison telephone communications and prison security.”
People of Michigan v. Christopher Lehman Tadgerson (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Furthermore, defendant claims that Ramsdell was legally unsound even at the time that it was issued.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.285(2) — 1 case
People v. DeLeon, 441 N.W.2d 85 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “MCL 800.285(1); MSA 28.1625(1). There is no legislative indication that carrying a concealed weapon is an aggravation of being an inmate in possession of the same weapon.”
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