MI SB1231

Amends Michigan Vehicle Code section 602a to establish a tiered felony system for fleeing and eluding police officers, with penalties ranging from 2 to 15 years imprisonment depending on circumstances.

Fourth-degree fleeing and eluding is punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment or $500 fine; third-degree by up to 5 years or $1,000 fine if violation causes collision, occurs in 35 mph or less zone, or offender has prior fleeing conviction.

Second-degree fleeing and eluding is punishable by up to 10 years or $5,000 fine if violation causes serious injury or offender has multiple prior fleeing convictions; first-degree is punishable by up to 15 years or $10,000 fine if violation results in death.

Requires drivers pulled over between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise to illuminate interior dome light; violation is a civil infraction with $100 fine for first offense and $200 for subsequent offenses.

Defines "serious injury" to include loss of limbs, loss of bodily function, disfigurement, comatose state exceeding 3 days, brain damage, and serious bone fractures.