MI HB5053

Expands jurisdiction for prosecuting identity theft and related crimes to include the jurisdiction where the victim resides, in addition to where the offense occurred or where illegally used information originated.

Applies expanded jurisdiction rules to identity theft protection act violations (2004 PA 452), specific Michigan penal code sections (including fraud, forgery, and financial crimes), and vehicle code violations related to identity documents.

Allows prosecution of crimes arising from or done in furtherance of the same transaction as prohibited identity theft conduct in any of the three expanded jurisdictions.

Provides that when a person is charged with multiple identity theft or financial fraud violations prosecutable in multiple jurisdictions, any of those jurisdictions may prosecute all violations together.

Takes effect April 1, 2014.