2024 House Bill 5688

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; create.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16i of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16i), as amended by 2012 PA 169.

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This bill package criminalizes sexual acts with deceased bodies, imposing severe penalties and defining specific terms related to such acts, with the law taking effect 90 days post-enactment.

Introduced in the House

April 25, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Pauline Wendzel (R-39) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Wozniak (R-59), Robert Bezotte (R-50) and John Roth (R-104)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice