# Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.2: In-state prosecution for criminal offense; circumstances

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.2
- **Heading:** In-state prosecution for criminal offense; circumstances
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 762.2

## Text

Sec. 2.

A person may be prosecuted for a criminal offense he or she commits while he or she is physically located within this state or outside of this state if any of the following circumstances exist:

He or she commits a criminal offense wholly or partly within this state.

His or her conduct constitutes an attempt to commit a criminal offense within this state.

His or her conduct constitutes a conspiracy to commit a criminal offense within this state and an act in furtherance of the conspiracy is committed within this state by the offender, or at his or her instigation, or by another member of the conspiracy.

A victim of the offense or an employee or agent of a governmental unit posing as a victim resides in this state or is located in this state at the time the criminal offense is committed.

The criminal offense produces substantial and detrimental effects within this state.

A criminal offense is considered under subsection (1) to be committed partly within this state if any of the following apply:

An act constituting an element of the criminal offense is committed within this state.

The result or consequences of an act constituting an element of the criminal offense occur within this state.

The criminal offense produces consequences that have a materially harmful impact upon the system of government or the community welfare of this state, or results in persons within this state being defrauded or otherwise harmed.

History: Add. 2002, Act 129, Eff. Apr. 22, 2002

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 760.2 Construction of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S760.2.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 761.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S761.1.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.1 Jurisdiction; existing courts and persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.1.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.2 In-state prosecution for criminal offense; circumstances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.2.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.4 Jurisdiction; court of record; offense near boundary line.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.4.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.6 Jurisdiction; fatal force inflicted on high seas or navigable rivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.6.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.7 Jurisdiction; change of venue, procedure; saving clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.7.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.8 Jurisdiction; felony consisting of 2 or more acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.8.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.10 Jurisdiction; embezzlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.10.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.10a Violation of MCL 750.219a and 750.540g; jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.10a.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.10b Violation of MCL 752.791 to 752.797; jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.10b.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.10c Identity theft; prosecution; jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.10c.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.12 Termination or revocation as youthful trainee; effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.12.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.13 Assignment as youthful trainee; duties of court; fees; waiver of fee; "electronic monitoring device" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.13.md)

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