Attorney's Note

Under the Michigan Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Eup to 5 years
For details, see Mich. Comp. Laws ch. 777 pt. 2

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 750.145o

  • Adult foster care facility: means that term as defined in section 3 of the adult foster care facility licensing act, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
  • Adult foster care facility licensing act: means 1979 PA 218, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
  • Facility: means an adult foster care facility, a home for the aged, or a nursing home. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
  • felony: when used in this act, shall be construed to mean an offense for which the offender, on conviction may be punished by death, or by imprisonment in state prison. See Michigan Laws 750.7
  • Public health code: means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
  • Vulnerable adult: means 1 or more of the following:
  (i) An individual age 18 or over who, because of age, developmental disability, mental illness, or physical disability requires supervision or personal care or lacks the personal and social skills required to live independently. See Michigan Laws 750.145m
   An operator of an unlicensed facility that is subject to licensure, or an employee or an individual acting on behalf of an unlicensed facility that is subject to licensure, who violates the adult foster care facility licensing act or part 213, 215, or 217 of the public health code or rules promulgated pursuant to the adult foster care facility licensing act or part 213, 215, or 217 of the public health code and whose violation is a proximate cause of the death of a vulnerable adult is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $75,000.00, or both.