Sec. 529a. (1) A person who in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle uses force or violence or the threat of force or violence, or who puts in fear any operator, passenger, or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, or any person lawfully attempting to recover the motor vehicle, is guilty of carjacking, a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years. (2) As used in this section, "in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle" includes acts that occur in an attempt to commit the larceny, or during commission of the larceny, or in flight or attempted flight after the commission of the larceny, or in an attempt to retain possession of the motor vehicle. (3) A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence imposed for a conviction that arises out of the same transaction.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.529a
Carjacking; felony; penalty; “in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle” defined; consecutive sentence
Applied in 36 court decisions — leading case Harris v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in Mitchell v. Maclaren (August 2019)
Add. 1994, Act 191, Eff
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