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MI SB0256
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Michigan's sentencing guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure to update statutory references for utility-related offenses
- Changes the citation for fraudulently damaging or using utility property over $500 from MCL 750.282 to MCL 750.282(2)(b), maintaining the 4-year maximum sentence as a Class G felony
- Updates the citation for malicious destruction of utility equipment from MCL 750.383a to MCL 750.383a(1), maintaining the 5-year maximum sentence as a Class E felony
- Takes effect 90 days after enactment, contingent on Senate Bill No. 255 of the 103rd Legislature also being enacted into law
- Reflects decriminalization of certain acts related to utility shutoff to residences by narrowing the applicable statutory provisions
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for tampering with utility shutoff to residence; amend to reflect decriminalization of certain acts. Amends secs. 16o & 16s, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16o & 777.16s). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0255'25
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole
11/5/2025
Committee Referrals
Housing And Human Services4/23/2025
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