{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.217b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.217b","heading":"Representation as public utility employee; felony; “public utility” defined.","body":"Sec. 217b.\n\nAn individual who is not employed by a public utility shall not inform another individual or represent to another individual by uniform, identification, or any other means that he or she is employed by that public utility with intent to do 1 or more of the following:\n\nGain or attempt to gain entry to a residence, building, structure, facility, or other property.\n\nRemain or attempt to remain in or upon a residence, building, structure, facility, or other property.\n\nCommit or attempt to commit a crime.\n\nAn individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.\n\nAs used in this section, \"public utility\" means a utility that provides steam, gas, heat, electricity, water, cable television, telecommunications services, or pipeline services, whether privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 750","Act Act-328-of-1931"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-750-217b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b83706ee4017bb9280ad1075370dd89e224e469bb3e004819c48f6996a6b56d9","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.217a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.217c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}