Bill Text: MI HB5198 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crimes: other; disposal of certain construction documents; clarify. Amends sec. 491 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.491). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5197'19
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-12-31 - Assigned Pa 284'20 [HB5198 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5198-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5198
November 06, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Maddock,
Berman, Vaupel, Allor, Green, Miller, Crawford, Steven Johnson, Huizenga,
Paquette, Meerman, Bellino, Howell, Hornberger, Yaroch, LaFave and
Markkanen and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal
Finance.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 491 (MCL 750.491), as amended by 2017 PA 182.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 491. (1) All official books, papers, or records created by or received in any office or agency of this state or its political subdivisions are public property belonging to the people of this state. All such books, papers, or records shall must be disposed of only as provided in section 11 of the Michigan history center act, 2016 PA 470, MCL 399.811, section 2a of the records reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.402a, and sections 2137 and 2138 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2137 and 600.2138.
(2) A person An individual shall not willfully carry away, mutilate, or destroy the books, papers, records, or any part of a book, paper, or record described in subsection (1) and shall not retain and continue to hold the possession of those books, papers, or records, or parts of those books, papers, or records and refuse to deliver up those books, papers, records, or parts of those books, papers, or records to the proper officer having charge of the office to which those books, papers, or records belong upon demand being made by that officer or, if the office is defunct, the Michigan history center created in the Michigan history center act, 2016 PA 470, MCL 399.801 to 399.812. A person An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5197 (request no. 03381'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
