Michigan Laws 750.77 – Fifth degree arson
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 750.77
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(1) Except as provided in section 72 to 76, a person who intentionally damages or destroys by fire or explosive any personal property having a value of $1,000.00 or less and who has 1 or more prior convictions is guilty of fifth degree arson.
(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the personal property.
(3) Fifth degree arson is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) “Personal property” includes an automobile, van, truck, motorcycle, trailer, and other personally owned property.
(b) “Prior conviction” means a prior conviction for a violation of this chapter that arises out of a separate transaction from the violation of this section.