HOUSE BILL No. 6308


     December 1, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Schauer, Scranton, Bogardus, Goschka, Hale, Godchaux, Jellema, Cherry, Parks, Gire and Kilpatrick 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 136c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 136C.  (1) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO

 2    KNOW THAT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE IS BEING COMMITTED AGAINST AN INDI-

 3    VIDUAL WHO IS LESS THAN 17 YEARS OF AGE SHALL IMMEDIATELY REPORT

 4    THAT CRIME TO A POLICE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THAT

 5    CRIME.

 6         (2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY

 7    PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4 YEARS OR A FINE OF

 8    NOT MORE THAN $2,000.00, OR BOTH.

 9         (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CRIME OF VIOLENCE" MEANS A

10    CRIME INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCE OR THE THREAT OF USE OF FORCE

11    AGAINST ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.


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