SENATE BILL NO. 1232


   September 15, 1998, Introduced by Senator KOIVISTO 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 479c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 479C.  (1) A PERSON SHALL NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 2         (A) INTENTIONALLY RESIST AN INDIVIDUAL HE OR SHE KNOWS OR

 3    HAS REASON TO KNOW IS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PERFORMING HIS

 4    OR HER DUTIES AS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

 5         (B) INTENTIONALLY OBSTRUCT AN INDIVIDUAL HE OR SHE KNOWS OR

 6    HAS REASON TO KNOW IS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE FROM PERFORMING

 7    HIS OR HER DUTIES AS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

 8         (C) ASSAULT OR BATTER AN INDIVIDUAL HE OR SHE KNOWS OR HAS

 9    REASON TO KNOW IS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PERFORMING HIS OR

10    HER DUTIES AS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYER, OR BECAUSE OF HIS OR

11    HER STATUS AS A COURT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.


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

 2    MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS

 3    OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OR BOTH.


















































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