An act to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, codify, and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties and remedies; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at criminal trials; to provide for liability for damages; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” by amending sections 81 and 81a (MCL 750.81 and 750.81a), section 81 as amended by 2016 PA 87 and section 81a as amended by 2012 PA 366.
House Bill 4520 would amend the Michigan Penal Code to create enhanced criminal fines for simple assault and aggravated assault, and House Bill 4521 would create an enhanced criminal fine for assault with a deadly weapon, if the victim is a health professional or medical volunteer who is performing their duties at the time of the crime. The enhanced fines would be double the standard fines for the offenses, while terms of imprisonment would not change. However, the enhanced fines would not apply if the defendant were a patient who is receiving treatment from the victim. The bill also would require the operator of a health facility to post signs there describing the enhanced fines under the bills.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 97 to 11 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)
Substitute S-1 concurred in 97 to 12 (details)
