# MCL 777.37

MCL 777.37, “Offense variable 7; aggravated physical abuse; “sadism” defined”, is an MCL section of [1927 PA 175](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e0b-7196-ad35-3d82f77d01fb); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-a626-7429-b203-6e6f77460fdf>

Within: [1927 PA 175](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e0b-7196-ad35-3d82f77d01fb)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-777-37](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-a627-7068-8d5f-f4bb698a6235)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`: [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-777-37](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-a626-7429-b203-6e6ed475106b)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1927 PA 175](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1e0b-7196-ad35-3d82f77d01fb)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 777.37
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Offense variable 7; aggravated physical abuse; “sadism” defined.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-777-37](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-777-37)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 777.37

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-777-37) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Amended by (2; `eli:amends`):
  - [2002 PA 137](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3307-7520-930b-235eee4c2b84)
  - [2015 PA 137](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-34e4-71d9-a330-c6f78e71c648)
- Changed by bills (2; `schema:legislationChanges`):
  - [HB 4645 (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-963d-746b-8cca-7cda09b5fc74)
  - [HB 5589 (2023-2024)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d568-d18b-707e-aa21-e197a9676ab5)
- Its changes, from (1; `eli:changes`):
  - [1998 PA 317](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3304-7739-8cd0-e8092ce997ac)

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