FINAL DISPOSITION OF HUMAN BODY - S.B. 508 (S-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS
sans-serif">Senate Bill 508 (Substitute S-2 as reported)
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include improper disposal of a dead human body, as proposed by Senate Bill 511 (S-1), in the sentencing guidelines. The offense would be a Class D felony against the public order with a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 511 and would take effect on January 31, 2004.
MCL 777.16i - Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
Senate Bills 508 (S-2) and 511 (S-1) would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. There are no data to indicate how many offenders would be convicted of the proposed offense. This offense would be incorporated into the sentencing guidelines as a Class D felony with a recommended minimum sentence range from 0-6 months to 43-76 months. Local units would be responsible for the costs of incarceration in a local facility, which vary by county. The State would incur the cost of felony probation, at an average annual cost of $1,750, as well as the cost of incarceration in a State prison, at an average annual cost of $27,000. For each offender convicted, sentenced to prison, and given the longest allowable minimum sentence of 80 months, it would cost the State $180,000.
Public libraries would benefit from any increase in penal fine revenue.
Date Completed: 10-2-03 - Fiscal Analyst: Bethany Wicksall
floor\sb508 - Analysis
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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.