Bill Text: MI HB5184 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crimes; other; fine for making certain false reports to law enforcement; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2016 PA 235 (MCL 28.674).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-10-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/26/2017 [HB5184 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5184-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5184

 

 

October 26, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.

 

     A bill to amend 2016 PA 235, entitled

 

"Public threat alert system act,"

 

by amending section 4 (MCL 28.674).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4. (1) A person shall not intentionally make a false

 

report of a public threat, or intentionally cause a false report of

 

a public threat to be made, to a peace officer, police agency of

 

this state or of a local unit of government, 9-1-1 operator, or any

 

other governmental employee or contractor or employee of a

 

contractor who is authorized to receive the report, knowing that

 

the report is false. A person who violates this section is guilty

 

of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or

 

a fine of not more than $2,000.00, $4,000.00, or both.

     (2) The court may order a person convicted under this section

 

to pay to the state or a local unit of government and the media the

 

costs of responding to the false report or threat, including, but

 

not limited to, the use of police or fire emergency response

 

vehicles and teams, under section 1f of chapter IX of the code of

 

criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1f.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.