Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapters 760-777 > Act 175 of 1927 > Chapter XVII > Part 3 - Scoring Instructions for Sentencing Guidelines

• Aircraft: means that term as defined in section 2 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• City: means a city establishing a corporation incorporated under, or governed by, this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Felony: means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony. See Michigan Laws 761.1
• Homicide: means any crime in which the death of a human being is an element of that crime. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• ORV: means that term as defined in section 81101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Property: includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which an offense may be committed. See Michigan Laws 761.1
• Snowmobile: means that term as defined in section 82101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• Vehicle: means that term as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• Vessel: means that term as defined in section 80104 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• Village: means a village establishing a corporation incorporated under, or governed by, this act. See Michigan Laws 331.1103