THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
Chapter LXXIII
PUNISHMENTS


750.503 Punishment of felonies when not fixed by statute.

Sec. 503.

     If a person is convicted of a felony for which no punishment is specially prescribed, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.


History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.503 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 722, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003





750.504 Punishment of misdemeanors when not fixed by statute.

Sec. 504.

     If a person is convicted of a crime designated in this act or in any other act of this state to be a misdemeanor for which no punishment is specially prescribed, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.


History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.504 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 723, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law: See section 27 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5846; CL 1871, § 7679; How., § 9261; CL 1897, § 11331; CL 1915, § 14998; and CL 1929, § 16589.





750.505 Punishment for indictable common law offenses.

Sec. 505.

     Any person who shall commit any indictable offense at the common law, for the punishment of which no provision is expressly made by any statute of this state, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both in the discretion of the court.


History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.505 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Former Law: See section 15 of Ch. IX of Act 175 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 17343.





750.506 Optional jail sentence for first offenders convicted of felonies.

Sec. 506.

     Optional jail sentence for first offenders convicted of felonies—Whenever any person shall be convicted of a first offense herein declared to be a felony, punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than 5 years, the court may instead of imposing the sentence provided, sentence such convicted person to the county jail for a period not to exceed 6 months.


History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.506





750.506a Prisoners committing offenses defined in MCL 750.81 to 750.86; penalties.

Sec. 506a.

    (1) If a person, lawfully imprisoned in a jail or other place of confinement established by law, for any crime or offense, or lawfully imprisoned in a jail or other place of confinement after being sentenced for a crime or offense and awaiting or in transit to or from a prison or other place of confinement, commits any offense defined in sections 81 to 86, the court may impose the appropriate penalties prescribed in sections 81 to 86 to run consecutively with any sentence which the person is already serving.
    (2) If a person, lawfully detained in a jail or other place of confinement established by law, and awaiting arraignment, examination, trial or sentencing for any crime or offense, commits a subsequent offense defined in sections 81 to 86, if convicted of the crime or offense for which he was detained at the time he committed the subsequent offense, any sentences imposed for conviction of the prior offense and for conviction of the subsequent offense under sections 81 to 86 may run consecutively.


History: Add. 1974, Act 121, Eff. July 1, 1974



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