destroy property; violation; penalties.
Sec. 204.
(1) A person shall not send or deliver to another person or cause to be taken or received by
any person any kind of explosive substance or any other dangerous thing with the intent to
frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure, or kill any person, or with the intent to
damage or destroy any real or personal property without the permission of the property owner
or, if the property is public property, without the permission of the governmental agency
having authority over that property.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00,
or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00,
or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another individual, other than serious
impairment of a body function, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for
not more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body function to another individual, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine
of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.25 and 769.25a, if the violation causes the death of another
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individual, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without eligibility
for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00, or both.§ 750.204Explosives; sending with intent to frighten, injure, or kill person or damage or
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