Section 762.10c - Identity theft; prosecution; jurisdiction. - Michigan Statutes

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (EXCERPT)
Act 175 of 1927

762.10c Identity theft; prosecution; jurisdiction.

Sec. 10c.

(1) Conduct prohibited under former section 285 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, or a violation of the identity theft protection act, or a violation of law committed in furtherance of or arising from the same transaction as conduct prohibited under former section 285 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, or a violation of the identity theft protection act, may be prosecuted in 1 of the following jurisdictions:

(a) The jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.

(b) The jurisdiction in which the information used to commit the violation was illegally used.

(c) The jurisdiction in which the victim resides.

(2) If a person is charged with more than 1 violation of the identity theft protection act and those violations may be prosecuted in more than 1 jurisdiction, any of those jurisdictions is a proper jurisdiction for all of the violations.

History: Add. 2004, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 1, 2005