Sec. 359. Any person or persons who shall steal or unlawfully remove or in any manner damage any fixture, attachment, or other property belonging to, connected with, or used in the construction of any vacant structure or building, whether built or in the process of construction or who shall break into any vacant structure or building with the intention of unlawfully removing, taking therefrom, or in any manner damaging any fixture, attachment, or other property belonging to, connected with, or used in the construction of such vacant structure or building whether built or in the process of construction, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.359
Larceny from vacant dwelling
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 105 Mich. App. 323 - People v. McClain (1981)
Most recently applied in In re Contempt of Dorsey (September 2014)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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