{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-800.285","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.285","heading":"Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nExcept 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.\n\nIf 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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 800","Act Act-17-of-1909"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-800-285","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"66710fae235bb2a3f9f75bc5973cd677474a1fedded0c86c7dd05f49a2f01554","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-800.284","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-800.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}