# Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.6: Jurisdiction; fatal force inflicted on high seas or navigable rivers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C760_AAct-175-of-1927_S762.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.6
- **Heading:** Jurisdiction; fatal force inflicted on high seas or navigable rivers
- **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 762.6

## Text

Sec. 6.

If any such mortal wound shall be given, or other violence or injury shall be inflicted or poison administered on the high seas, or in any other navigable waters, or on land, either within or without the limits of this state, by means whereof death shall ensue in any county thereof, such offense may be prosecuted and punished in the county where such death shall have ensued.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17124; CL 1948, 762.6

## 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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