SENATE BILL NO. 13
January 13, 1999, Introduced by Senator BOUCHARD and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," by amending sections 316, 317, 321, and 324 (MCL 750.316, 750.317, 750.321, and 750.324), section 316 as amended by 1996 PA 21. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 316. (1) A person who commits any of the following is 2 guilty of first degree murder and shall be punished by imprison- 3 ment for life: 4 (a) Murder perpetrated by means of poison, lying in wait, or 5 any other willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. 6 (b) Murder committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to 7 perpetrate, arson, criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, 8 or third degree, child abuse in the first degree, a major 9 controlled substance offense, robbery, breaking and entering of a 00025'99 TVD 2 1 dwelling, home invasion in the first or second degree, larceny of 2 any kind, extortion, or kidnapping. 3 (c) A murder MURDER of a peace officer or a corrections 4 officer committed while the peace officer or corrections officer 5 is lawfully engaged in the performance of any of his or her 6 duties as a peace officer or corrections officer, with knowledge 7 that the peace officer or corrections officer is a peace officer 8 or corrections officer engaged in the performance of his or her 9 duty as a peace officer or corrections officer. 10 (2) FOLLOWING A NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, THE 11 COURT MAY ORDER A PERSON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SUBSECTION (1) BY 12 ENGAGING IN CONDUCT PROSCRIBED UNDER SECTION 625(4) OF THE 13 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, TO PAY CHILD 14 SUPPORT TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR CHILD OF ANY 15 PERSON WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION. THE COURT SHALL 16 DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT BY APPLYING THE CHILD SUP- 17 PORT FORMULA DEVELOPED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE FRIEND OF THE 18 COURT ACT, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, CONSIDERING THE CONVICTED 19 DEFENDANT AS IF HE OR SHE WERE A PARENT OF THE CHILD. 20 (3) (2) As used in this section: 21 (a) "Arson" means a felony violation of chapter X. 22 (b) "Corrections officer" means any of the following: 23 (i) A prison or jail guard or other prison or jail 24 personnel. 25 (ii) A personnel of a boot camp or other minimum security 26 correctional facility. 00025'99 3 1 (iii) A parole or probation officer. 2 (c) "Major controlled substance offense" means any of the 3 following: 4 (i) A violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the 5 public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, 6 being section 333.7401 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1978 PA 7 368, MCL 333.7401. 8 (ii) A violation of section 7403(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the 9 public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, 10 being section 333.7403 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1978 PA 11 368, MCL 333.7403. 12 (iii) A conspiracy to commit an offense listed in subpara- 13 graph (i) or (ii). 14 (d) "Peace officer" means any of the following: 15 (i) A police or conservation officer of this state, or of a 16 political subdivision of this state. 17 (ii) A police or conservation officer of the United States. 18 (iii) A police or conservation officer of another state, or 19 of a political subdivision of another state. 20 Sec. 317. (1) Second degree murder--All other kinds of 21 murder shall be MURDER, OTHER THAN MURDER OF THE FIRST DEGREE, 22 IS murder of the second degree, and shall be punished A FELONY 23 PUNISHABLE by imprisonment in the state prison for life , or 24 any term of years. , in the discretion of the court trying the 25 same. 26 (2) FOLLOWING A NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, THE 27 COURT MAY ORDER A PERSON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SUBSECTION (1) BY 00025'99 4 1 ENGAGING IN CONDUCT PROSCRIBED UNDER SECTION 625(4) OF THE 2 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, TO PAY CHILD 3 SUPPORT TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR CHILD OF ANY 4 PERSON WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION. THE COURT SHALL 5 DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT BY APPLYING THE CHILD SUP- 6 PORT FORMULA DEVELOPED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE FRIEND OF THE 7 COURT ACT, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, CONSIDERING THE CONVICTED 8 DEFENDANT AS IF HE OR SHE WERE A PARENT OF THE CHILD. 9 Sec. 321. (1) Manslaughter--Any A person who shall 10 commit the crime of COMMITS manslaughter shall be IS guilty of 11 a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, FOR 12 not more than 15 years or by A fine of not more than 7,500 13 dollars $7,500.00, or both. , at the discretion of the court. 14 (2) FOLLOWING A NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, THE 15 COURT MAY ORDER A PERSON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SUBSECTION (1) BY 16 ENGAGING IN CONDUCT PROSCRIBED UNDER SECTION 625(4) OF THE 17 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, TO PAY CHILD 18 SUPPORT TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR CHILD OF ANY 19 PERSON WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION. THE COURT SHALL 20 DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT BY APPLYING THE CHILD SUP- 21 PORT FORMULA DEVELOPED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE FRIEND OF THE 22 COURT ACT, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, CONSIDERING THE CONVICTED 23 DEFENDANT AS IF HE OR SHE WERE A PARENT OF THE CHILD. 24 Sec. 324. (1) Any A person who, by the operation of any 25 vehicle upon any A highway or upon any other PUBLIC OR 26 PRIVATE property, public or private, at an immoderate rate of 27 speed or in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner, but not 00025'99 5 1 wilfully WILLFULLY or wantonly, shall cause CAUSES the death 2 of another PERSON, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , pun- 3 ishable by imprisonment in the state prison FOR not more than 2 4 years or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or by both. 5 such fine and imprisonment. 6 (2) FOLLOWING A NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, THE 7 COURT MAY ORDER A PERSON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SUBSECTION (1) BY 8 ENGAGING IN CONDUCT PROSCRIBED UNDER SECTION 625(4) OF THE 9 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, TO PAY CHILD 10 SUPPORT TO THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR CHILD OF ANY 11 PERSON WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION. THE COURT SHALL 12 DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT BY APPLYING THE CHILD SUP- 13 PORT FORMULA DEVELOPED UNDER SECTION 19 OF THE FRIEND OF THE 14 COURT ACT, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, CONSIDERING THE CONVICTED 15 DEFENDANT AS IF HE OR SHE WERE A PARENT OF THE CHILD. 16 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 17 October 1, 1999. 18 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take 19 effect unless Senate Bill No. 14 20 of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 21 law. 00025'99 Final page. TVD