§ 750.529aCarjacking; felony; penalty; “in the course of committing a larceny of a motor

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vehicle” defined; consecutive sentence.
 Sec. 529a.
    (1) A person who in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle uses force or
 violence or the threat of force or violence, or who puts in fear any operator, passenger, or
 person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, or any person lawfully attempting to recover
 the motor vehicle, is guilty of carjacking, a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for
 any term of years.
    (2) As used in this section, "in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle"
 includes acts that occur in an attempt to commit the larceny, or during commission of the
 larceny, or in flight or attempted flight after the commission of the larceny, or in an attempt to
 retain possession of the motor vehicle.
    (3) A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be imposed to run consecutively
 to any other sentence imposed for a conviction that arises out of the same transaction.

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