UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF ICE SHANTIES - H.B. 4205: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4205 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Rick Johnson
House Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections
Senate Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Penal Code to provide that any person who broke into or entered any ice shanty valued at $100 or more without the permission of the owner, occupant, agent, or person with immediate control of the premises would be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Under the Code, a misdemeanor for which no penalty is specified, is punishable by imprisonment for up to 90 days and/or a maximum fine of $100.)
MCL 750.115 - Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata
FISCAL IMPACT
House Bill 4205 would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on local government.
There are no data available to indicate how many more offenders would be guilty of the misdemeanor of breaking and entering, if ice shanties worth $100 or more were included in the definition of the crime. Local units of government receive the fine revenue and/or incur the cost of incarceration for misdemeanors. Costs of incarceration vary between $27 and $65 a day among the counties.
Date Completed: 5-3-00 - Fiscal Analyst: K. FirestoneFloor\hb4205 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.