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House of ill-fame or for purpose of prostitution or lewdness; keeping, maintaining, or operating as felony; penalty.

MCL 750.452
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750.452. House of ill-fame or for purpose of prostitution or lewdness; keeping, maintaining, or operating as felony; penalty. Sec. 452. A person who keeps, maintains, or operates, or aids and abets in keeping, maintaining, or operating, a house of ill-fame, bawdy house, or any house or place resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.452; Am. 2014, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2014 [FormerLaw] See section 10 of Ch. 158 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5865; CL 1871, § 7700; How., § 9286; CL 1897, § 11697; CL 1915, § 15471; CL 1929; § 16826; Act 34 of 1887; Act 37 of 1927; and Act 40 of 1927.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-750-452Fetched: 10/20/2026

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