(1) If a person violates this chapter and the violation is committed in or is directed at a vulnerable target, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years. The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed under this section to be served consecutively to the term of imprisonment for the underlying violation.
  (2) As used in this section, “vulnerable target” means any of the following:

Attorney's Note

Under the Michigan Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Bup to 20 years
For details, see Mich. Comp. Laws ch. 777 pt. 2

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 750.212a

  • 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
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (a) A child care center or day care center as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
  (b) A health care facility or agency as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.
  (c) A building or structure open to the general public.
  (d) A church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of religious worship.
  (e) A public, private, denominational, or parochial school offering developmental kindergarten, kindergarten, or any grade 1 through 12.
  (f) An institution of higher education.
  (g) A stadium.
  (h) A transportation structure or facility open to the public, including, but not limited to, a bridge, a tunnel, a public highway, or a railroad.
  (i) An airport. As used in this subdivision, “airport” means that term as defined in section 2 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.2.
  (j) Port facilities. As used in this subdivision, “port facilities” means that term as defined in section 2 of the Hertel-Law-T. Stopczynski port authority act, 1978 PA 639, MCL 120.102.
  (k) A public services facility. As used in this subdivision, “public services facility” means any of the following facilities whether publicly or privately owned:
  (i) A natural gas refinery, natural gas storage facility, or natural gas pipeline.
  (ii) An electric, steam, gas, telephone, power, water, or pipeline facility.
  (iii) A nuclear power plant, nuclear reactor facility, or nuclear waste storage facility.
  (l) A petroleum refinery, petroleum storage facility, or petroleum pipeline.
  (m) A vehicle, locomotive or railroad car, aircraft, or watercraft used to provide transportation services to the public or to provide for the movement of goods in commerce.
  (n) A building, structure, or other facility owned or operated by the federal government, by this state, or by a political subdivision or any other instrumentality of this state or of a local unit of government.