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MI HB6521
Bill
Status
9/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Douglas Geiss
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AI Summary
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Amends MCL 777.16n (Chapter XVII of the Code of Criminal Procedure) to add forgery and related offenses to the sentencing guidelines framework.
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Adds 12 forgery-related felonies to the sentencing guidelines table, including forgery (MCL 750.248), uttering and publishing forged records (MCL 750.249), and forgery of real estate documents (MCL 750.248b).
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Establishes sentencing classification categories ranging from Class C to Class H for various forgery offenses, with statutory maximums ranging from 4 to 14 years imprisonment, and life imprisonment for counterfeiting coins.
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Includes related offenses involving counterfeit currency, counterfeiting tools, and items with counterfeit marks.
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Tie-barred to House Bill 6520, meaning this bill takes effect only if HB 6520 is also enacted into law.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for forgery and uttering and publishing of real estate instruments; enact. Amends sec. 16n, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16n). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6520'10
Property, other
Last Action
Referred To Second Reading
11/10/2010