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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 777.38

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  (1) Offense variable 8 is victim asportation or captivity. Score offense variable 8 by determining which of the following apply and by assigning the number of points attributable to the one that has the highest number of points:

(a) A victim was asported to another place of greater danger or to a situation of greater danger or was held captive beyond the time necessary to commit the offense…………………….. 15 points
(b) No victim was asported or held captive……………… 0 points

(2) All of the following apply to scoring offense variable 8:

  (a) Count each person who was placed in danger of injury or loss of life as a victim.
  (b) Score 0 points if the sentencing offense is kidnapping.