Sec. 58c. "Serious impairment of a body function" includes, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the following: (a) Loss of a limb or loss of use of a limb. (b) Loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb or loss of use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb. (c) Loss of an eye or ear or loss of use of an eye or ear. (d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function. (e) Serious visible disfigurement. (f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days. (g) Measurable brain or mental impairment. (h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture. (i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma. (j) Loss of an organ.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.58c
“Serious impairment of a body function” defined
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 263 Mich. App. 70 - People v. Thomas (2004)
Most recently applied in People v. Schaw (April 2010)
Add. 2001, Act 134, Eff
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