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MI HB5656
Bill
Status
12/8/2009
Primary Sponsor
John Espinoza
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AI Summary
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Adds animal fighting (section 49) as a racketeering predicate offense under Michigan's racketeering statute (MCL 750.159g).
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Defines racketeering as committing, attempting, conspiring to commit, or aiding/abetting offenses for financial gain involving 39 enumerated categories of felonies and violations.
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Expands racketeering predicate offenses to include federal crimes defined in 18 USC 1961(1) and substantially similar violations of other states' laws.
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Maintains existing predicate offenses including drug trafficking, fraud (welfare, Medicaid, securities), organized crime (extortion, money laundering, robbery), weapons violations, and explosives offenses.
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Applies to offenses committed in Michigan or other states that meet the statutory definitions of racketeering activity.
Legislative Description
Crimes; animals; racketeering statute; include animal fighting as predicate offense and revise certain in rem forfeiture provisions. Amends secs. 159g, 159m & 159q of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.159g et seq.).
Crimes, animals
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
3/9/2010