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Three Strikes and Habitual Offender Laws in Michigan

How Michigan law treats three strikes and habitual offender laws, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Michigan's habitual offender laws raise the maximum sentence for repeat felons. Second felony: up to 1.5 times the longest term for a first conviction (or life, if the new felony carries life). MCL 769.10, 769.11, 769.12

Three strikes and habitual offender lawsMichigan's habitual offender laws raise the maximum sentence for repeat felons. Second felony: up to 1.5 times the longest term for a first conviction (or life, if the new felony carries life). Third felony: up to twice the longest term (or life). Fourth or later felony: up to life if the new felony carries 5 years or more, or up to 15 years if it carries less than 5 years. A fourth-offense conviction for a listed 'serious crime' (specified violent and sexual offenses against a person) carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years when at least one prior is a 'listed prior felony.' Major drug offenses are sentenced under the Public Health Code instead.
MCL 769.10: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-769-10; MCL 769.11: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-769-11. The 25-year minimum in MCL 769.12(1)(a) was added by 2012 PA 319, effective October 1, 2012.
Source: MCL 769.10, 769.11, 769.12

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FAQ

Does Michigan have a three strikes law?
Michigan's habitual offender laws raise the maximum sentence for repeat felons. Second felony: up to 1.5 times the longest term for a first conviction (or life, if the new felony carries life). Third felony: up to twice the longest term (or life). Fourth or later felony: up to life if the new felony carries 5 years or more, or up to 15 years if it carries less than 5 years. A fourth-offense conviction for a listed 'serious crime' (specified violent and sexual offenses against a person) carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years when at least one prior is a 'listed prior felony.' Major drug offenses are sentenced under the Public Health Code instead.

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