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Code · Michigan · Chapter 800 — Prisons

800.285 Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.

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800.285 Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.
Sec. 5.
(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), a person violating this act is guilty of a felony, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
(2)If the delivery of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years under part 74 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.7401 to 333.7415 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a person who gives, sells, or furnishes a controlled substance in violation of section 1 of this act shall not be prosecuted under this section for that giving, selling, or furnishing. If the possession of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years under part 74 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, a person who possesses, or brings into a correctional facility, a controlled substance in violation of section 1 of this act shall not be prosecuted under this section for that possession.
History: 1909, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 1831 ;-- CL 1929, 17657 ;-- CL 1948, 800.285 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 343, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982
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