Bill Text: MI HB6206 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crimes: other; publishing of private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with malicious intent; prohibit, and provide penalties. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 411y.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-16 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/15/2020 [HB6206 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6206-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6206
September 15, 2020, Introduced by Reps.
Griffin, Berman, Chirkun, Markkanen, LaFave, Eisen, Mueller, Calley and
Meerman and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 411y.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 411y. (1) Except as provided in
subsections (2), (3), and (4), a person who publishes private or identifying
information about a specific individual on the internet with malicious intent is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than 93 days imprisonment or a
fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(2)
Except as provided in subsections (3) or (4), a person who violates subsection
(1), and who has a prior conviction for a violation of subsection (1), is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(3)
A person who violates subsection (1) in a manner that involves a continued
pattern of harassing or intimidating behavior and by that violation causes
serious injury to the victim is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. As
used in this subsection, "serious injury" means permanent, serious
disfigurement, serious impairment of health, or serious impairment of a bodily
function of a person.
(4)
A person who violates subsection (1) in a manner that involves a continued
pattern of harassing or intimidating behavior and by that violation causes the
death of the victim is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
