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MI HB4442
Bill
Status
12/31/2014
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Lori
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AI Summary
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Amends Michigan's criminal procedure law to add sentencing guidelines for 28 new felonies related to operating vessels, off-road vehicles (ORVs), and snowmobiles under the influence or while impaired.
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Establishes felony charges for operating vessels, ORVs, or snowmobiles under the influence causing death (Class C felony, 15-year maximum) or serious impairment (Class E felony, 5-year maximum).
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Adds felony charges for false representation to obtain personal information in vessel, ORV, and snowmobile contexts, with penalties escalating from Class H (4-year maximum) for first offense to Class C (15-year maximum) for third or subsequent offense.
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Includes felony provisions for removing or mutilating human remains from Great Lakes bottomland and recovering abandoned property from the Great Lakes, with penalties ranging from 2 to 10 years.
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Takes effect March 31, 2015, contingent upon concurrent enactment of House Bills 4441, 4443, and 4445.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for operating vessel, ORV, or snowmobile while intoxicated or visibly impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance; prohibit. Amends sec. 13g, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13g). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4441'13, HB 4443'13, HB 4445'13
Criminal procedure, sentencing guidelines
Last Action
Assigned Pa 403'14 2014 Addenda
12/31/2014