Section 750.172 - Accepting challenge and abetting duel.
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.172 Accepting challenge and abetting duel.
Sec. 172.
Any person who shall accept any challenge, or who shall knowingly carry or deliver any challenge or message, whether a duel ensue or not, and every person who shall be present at the fighting of a duel with deadly weapons as an aid or second, or surgeon, or who shall advise, encourage, or promote such duel, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00 and is also disqualified as mentioned in the preceding section.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.172 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law: See section 8 of Ch. 153 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5718; CL 1871, § 7517; How., § 9082; CL 1897, § 11477; CL 1915, § 15199; and CL 1929, § 16715.