Michigan Compiled Laws
328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462)
Section 750.455 - Certain Conduct as Felony.

Sec. 455.
A person who does any of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years:
(a) Procures an inmate for a house of prostitution.
(b) Induces, persuades, encourages, inveigles, or entices a person to become a prostitute.
(c) By promise, threat, or violence, or by any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades, encourages, takes, places, harbors, inveigles, or entices a person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution or assignation place or any place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged, or allowed.
(d) By any promise or threat, or by violence or any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades, encourages, inveigles, or entices an inmate of a house of prostitution or place of assignation to remain there as an inmate.
(e) By any promise or threat, or by violence, any device or scheme, fraud or artifice, or by duress of person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or authority, or having legal charge, takes, places, harbors, inveigles, entices, persuades, encourages, or procures any person to engage in prostitution.
(f) Inveigles, entices, persuades, encourages, or procures any person to come into this state or to leave this state for the purpose of prostitution.
(g) Upon the pretense of marriage, takes or detains a person for the purpose of sexual intercourse.
(h) Receives or gives, or agrees to receive or give, any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure any person to become a prostitute or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.455 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2014 Former Law: See section 1 of Act 63 of 1911, being CL 1915, § 15494; CL 1929, § 16862; Act 330 of 1925; and Act 37 of 1927.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code

Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)

328-1931-LXVII - Chapter LXVII Prostitution (750.448...750.462)

Section 750.448 - Soliciting, Accosting, or Inviting to Commit Prostitution or Immoral Act; Crime.

Section 750.449 - Admitting to Place for Purpose of Prostitution; Crime.

Section 750.449a - Engaging Services for Purpose of Prostitution, Lewdness, or Assignation; Engaging Services With Person Less Than 18 Years of Age for Purpose of Prostitution, Lewdness, or Assignation; Penalty.

Section 750.450 - Aiding, Assisting, or Abetting; Penalty.

Section 750.451 - Violation of MCL 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a(1), 750.450, or 750.462; Prior Convictions; Penalty; Prosecution of Person Under 18 Years of Age; Presumption; Report; Investigation by Department of Health and Human Services; "Prior Conv...

Section 750.451a - Law Enforcement Officers; Applicability.

Section 750.451b - Applicability of MCL 750.451a.

Section 750.451c - Individual as Victim of Human Trafficking Violation; Applicability of Subsection (2); Deferred Proceedings; Determination of Court; Violation of Term or Condition of Probation; Adjudication of Guilt; Circumstances; Discharge and Di...

Section 750.452 - House of Ill-Fame or for Purpose of Prostitution or Lewdness; Keeping, Maintaining, or Operating as Felony; Penalty.

Section 750.453 - Providing Incriminating Testimony or Evidence; Use of Truthful Testimony, Evidence, or Other Information Against Witness in Criminal Case.

Section 750.454 - Leasing Houses for Purposes of Prostitution; Misdemeanor.

Section 750.455 - Certain Conduct as Felony.

Section 750.456 - Placing Spouse in House of Prostitution; Felony.

Section 750.457 - Accepting, Receiving, Levying, or Appropriating From Earnings of Person Engaged in Prostitution.

Section 750.458 - Detaining Person in House of Prostitution for Debt; Felony.

Section 750.459 - Transporting Person for Prostitution; Sale of Travel Services for Purposes of Prostitution or Human Trafficking; Conduct Against Minor; Felony; "Travel Services" Defined.

Section 750.460 - Acts Committed Outside State.

Section 750.461 - Competency of Person to Testify for or Against Accused Notwithstanding Person's Marriage to Accused.

Section 750.462 - Female 16 Years of Age or Less in House of Prostitution; Crime.