A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 136b (MCL 750.136b), as amended by 2020 PA 49.
Updates to the classifications and penalties for a range of felonies including offenses related to child abuse, endangerment, female genital mutilation, the production, distribution, or possession of child sexually abusive material, and crimes involving the use of the internet or computer to commit certain offenses. Additionally, it addresses crimes against vulnerable adults, including various degrees of abuse and exploitation, and introduces specific categories, classes, and maximum statutory penalties for these crimes, which vary from misdemeanors to felonies, some carrying life imprisonment.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
