MI HB5528

Amends Michigan's riot law to require that 5 or more individuals acting in concert must "intentionally" cause public terror or alarm, removing the previous standard that allowed prosecution for "recklessly" causing such harm.

Updates terminology throughout the statute, changing "persons" to "individuals," "fireman" to "firefighter," and replacing gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language.

Adds explicit protection for peaceful protest, stating that exercising the constitutional right to peacefully protest under the First Amendment and Michigan Constitution is not a violation of the incitement to riot statute.

Maintains the core definition of incitement to riot as urging others to commit unlawful force, violence, property destruction, or interference with police, firefighters, National Guard, or armed services members performing riot duties.