Bill Text: MI HB4731 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Identity theft; false or fraudulent identification; use of another's identifying information to commit a crime or mislead authorities; prohibit. Amends sec. 5 of 2004 PA 452 (MCL 445.65). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4729'09, HB 4730'09, HB 4732'09, HB 4733'09, HB 4734'09
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-10 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [HB4731 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB4731-Engrossed.html
HB-4731, As Passed House, September 9, 2009
HOUSE BILL No. 4731
March 31, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Corriveau, Sheltrown, Leland, Melton, Durhal, Lori, Meadows and Dean and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 2004 PA 452, entitled
"Identity theft protection act,"
by amending section 5 (MCL 445.65), as amended by 2006 PA 246.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not do any of the following:
(a) With intent to defraud or violate the law, use or attempt
to
use the personal identifying information of another person to do
either
of the following:
(i) Obtain obtain credit, goods,
services, money, property, a
vital record, a confidential telephone record, medical records or
information, or employment.
(ii) Commit another unlawful act.
(b) Use or attempt to use personal identifying information
that is not his or her personal identifying information to do any
of the following:
(i) Engage in criminal activity or any other violation of law.
(ii) Mislead a law enforcement agency or court concerning the
identity of an individual under criminal investigation or the
identity of a criminal defendant.
(c) (b)
By concealing, withholding, or
misrepresenting the
person's identity, use or attempt to use the personal identifying
information of another person to do either of the following:
(i) Obtain credit, goods, services, money, property, a vital
record, a confidential telephone record, medical records or
information, or employment.
(ii) Commit another unlawful act.
(2)
A person who violates subsection (1)(b)(i) (1)(c)(i) may
assert 1 or more of the following as a defense in a civil action or
as an affirmative defense in a criminal prosecution, and has the
burden of proof on that defense by a preponderance of the evidence:
(a) That the person gave a bona fide gift for or for the
benefit or control of, or use or consumption by, the person whose
personal identifying information was used.
(b) That the person acted in otherwise lawful pursuit or
enforcement of a person's legal rights, including an investigation
of a crime or an audit, collection, investigation, or transfer of a
debt, child or spousal support obligation, tax liability, claim,
receivable, account, or interest in a receivable or account.
(c) That the action taken was authorized or required by state
or federal law, rule, regulation, or court order or rule.
House Bill No. 4731 as amended September 9, 2009
(d) That the person acted with the consent of the person whose
personal identifying information was used, unless the person giving
consent knows that the information will be used to commit an
unlawful act.
[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2010.]
Enacting section [2]. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4730(request no.
01597'09).
(b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4732(request no.
01599'09).
(c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4733(request no.
01600'09).
(d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4729(request no.
01601'09).
(e) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4734(request no.
01602'09).
