DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PENALTIES - H.B. 4713: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4713 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Michael Kowall
House Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Penal Code to revise a condition under which enhanced penalties are provided for simple assault and aggravated assault when the victim is the offender's spouse or former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, or a resident or former resident of "his or her" household. The bill change the last provision to refer to a resident or former resident of "the same" household.
MCL 750.81 & 750.81a - Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
FISCAL IMPACTThe bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government.
The table below shows the number and disposition of offenders convicted of various domestic violence offenses in 1997. There are no data available to determine if the change proposed in the bill would increase or decrease the number of offenders convicted of this crime.
| Offenders Convicted in 1997 | ||||||
| MCL
Section |
Description* | Convictions | Prison | Probation | Jail | Other |
|
750.81(2) |
Domestic Violence |
22 |
3 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Attempted | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 750.81(3) | 2nd Offense Domestic Violence | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 750.81(4) | 3rd Offense Domestic Violence | 115 | 22 | 55 | 33 | 5 |
| Attempted | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 750.81a(3) | 2nd Offense Aggravated Domestic Violence | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
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*The description is for caption purposes only. For full crime detail refer to the section amended. | ||||||
Date Completed: 12-3-99 - Fiscal Analyst: K. Firestone
floor\hb4713 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
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.