HOUSE BILL No. 4697


     May 18, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Hale, Hager, DeHart, Schermesser, Kowall, Jamnick,
Scott, Schauer, Baird, Vaughn, Daniels, Prusi, Rison, Garcia, Bogardus, Mortimer, Kelly, Rivet,
Bovin, Thomas, Brewer and Scranton and referred to the Committee on Criminal Law and
Corrections.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 411r.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 411R.  (1) A LESSOR OF RENTAL PROPERTY WHO KNOWINGLY

 2    ALLOWS THE MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED

 3    SUBSTANCES, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2), TO BE CONDUCTED BY

 4    ANOTHER PERSON ON OR IN THE RENTAL PROPERTY IS GUILTY OF A MISDE-

 5    MEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 180 DAYS OR

 6    A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00, OR BOTH.

 7         (2) SUBSECTION (1) APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING PROHIBITED

 8    ACTS:

 9         (A) A VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7401(2)(A)(i),
             (ii), OR

10    (iii) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401.




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 1         (B) A VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7403(2)(A)(i),
             (ii), OR

 2    (iii) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7403.

 3         (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

 4         (A) "LESSOR" MEANS A PERSON WHO OWNS RENTAL PROPERTY AND

 5    ALLOWS THE RENTAL PROPERTY TO BE OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER FOR AN

 6    AGREED UPON CONSIDERATION.

 7         (B) "RENTAL PROPERTY" MEANS A STRUCTURE OR PART OF A STRUC-

 8    TURE INTENDED FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL USE, AND INCLUDES

 9    APPURTENANT GROUNDS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR USE BY THE OCCUPANT.






































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