Section 400.609 - Persons convicted 3 or more times for offense and subsequently convicted of another offense; penalty.
THE MEDICAID FALSE CLAIM ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 72 of 1977
400.609 Persons convicted 3 or more times for offense and subsequently convicted of another offense; penalty.
Sec. 9.
(1) A person who is convicted 3 or more times for an offense under this act and who is subsequently convicted of another offense under this act may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years. To be subject to punishment under this section, it is not necessary to establish that the person was indicted and convicted as a previous offender, but the increased punishment provided in this section shall be imposed in accordance with the procedure prescribed in section 13 of chapter 9 of Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being section 769.13 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) Sentences imposed for a conviction of separate offenses under this act may run consecutively.
History: 1977, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1977