SENATE BILL No. 1117

March 8, 2000, Introduced by Senator MC COTTER and referred to the Committee on

Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

by amending sections 503 and 504 (MCL 750.503 and 750.504).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 503. Punishment of felonies when not fixed by

2 statute--A IF A person IS convicted of a crime declared in this

3 or any other act of the state of Michigan, to be a felony ,

4 for which no other punishment is specially prescribed, by any

5 statute in force at the time of the conviction and sentence,

6 shall be punished THE PERSON IS GUILTY OF A FELONY PUNISHABLE by

7 imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 4 years or

8 by a fine of not more than 2,000 dollars $5,000.00, or by

9 both. such fine and imprisonment.

10 Sec. 504. Punishment of misdemeanors when not fixed by

11 statute--A IF A person IS convicted of a crime declared

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1 DESIGNATED in this ACT or IN any other act of the THIS state

2 of Michigan to be a misdemeanor , for which no other pun-

3 ishment is specially prescribed, by any statute in force at the

4 time of the conviction and sentence, shall be punished THE

5 PERSON IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE by imprisonment in

6 the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not

7 more than 100 dollars $500.00, or by both. such fine and

8 imprisonment.

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