# MCL 780.973

MCL 780.973, “Duty to retreat; effect of act on common law”, is an MCL section of [2006 PA 309](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-23e5-7637-9d6d-b9a10c67dca8) (Self-Defense Act); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-2c78-75f6-8db7-a2f845eec558>

Within: [2006 PA 309](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-23e5-7637-9d6d-b9a10c67dca8)

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

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-780-973](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-2c7d-7665-b36e-b67fe228268e)
- `eli:cites`: [MCL 780.972](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-2c7f-76ea-a5b4-ab1e47dea364)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-973](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-2c78-75f6-8db7-a2f7e5dddffe)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-973](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0e5ac-1ccd-76ad-a10e-4c4027885b5c)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [2006 PA 309](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-23e5-7637-9d6d-b9a10c67dca8)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 780.973
- `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`: Duty to retreat; effect of act on common law.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-973](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-973)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 780.973

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-973) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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