2023 House Bill 4442

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; crime of operating while intoxicated and causing property damage; provide penalties.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 12f of chapter XVII (MCL 777.12f), as amended by 2016 PA 34.

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This bill focuses on modifying the classifications and penalties related to various offenses under sections 625 to 625q of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, within chapter 257 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The offenses addressed include operating a vehicle while intoxicated or impaired, with the presence of a controlled substance causing death or serious impairment, operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content with prior convictions, and offenses involving minors in the vehicle, property damage, commercial drunk driving, and issues related to ignition interlock devices.

Introduced in the House

April 20, 2023

Introduced by Reps. Luke Meerman (R-89) and Gregory Alexander (R-98)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice