{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-28.468","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.468","heading":"Violation of act; penalty; reimbursement of storage costs.","body":"Sec. 18.\n\n(1) Unless otherwise provided in this act, if a person violates this act, the person is guilty of a crime as follows:\n\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.\n\n(b) If the violation causes damage to the property of another person, a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.\n\n(c) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body function of another person, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.\n\n(d) If the violation causes the death of another person, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.\n\n(2) In addition to any other penalty imposed for the violation of this act, a person that is found guilty of a violation of this act shall be required to reimburse the appropriate governmental agency for the costs of storing seized fireworks that the governmental agency confiscated for a violation of this act. This reimbursement shall be in a form and at a time as required by the department and as otherwise required by law.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 28","Act Act-256-of-2011"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-468","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5bc9e7f61711e84d51ce3c51af526604cadf531275d87b8d93687b99ed6d8a0d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-28.467a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-28.468a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}