“Crime” defined.

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MI Code › Chapter 750 › Act Act-328-of-1931 › Section 750.5

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Sec. 5.

"Crime" means an act or omission forbidden by law which is not designated as a civil infraction, and which is punishable upon conviction by any 1 or more of the following:

Imprisonment.

Fine not designated a civil fine.

Removal from office.

Disqualification to hold an office of trust, honor, or profit under the state.

Other penal discipline.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.5; Am. 1978, Act 513, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979

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