HB-5979, As Passed Senate, July 1, 2004                                     

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5979

                                                                             A bill to amend 1979 PA 53, entitled                                              

"An act to prohibit access to computers, computer systems, and              

computer networks for certain fraudulent purposes; to prohibit              

intentional and unauthorized access, alteration, damage, and                

destruction of computers, computer systems, computer networks,              

computer software programs, and data; and to prescribe                      

penalties,"                                                                 

(MCL 752.791 to 752.797) by amending the title and by adding                

sections 5a, 6a, and 6b.                                                    

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1                                 TITLE                                         

2                                                                                An act to prohibit access to computers, computer systems,                          

3   and computer networks for certain fraudulent purposes; to                   

4   prohibit intentional and unauthorized access, alteration, damage,           

5   and destruction of computers, computer systems, computer                    

6   networks, computer software programs, and data; to prohibit the             

7   sending of certain electronic messages; and to prescribe                    

8   penalties.                                                                  

1   Sec. 5a.  A violation of the Michigan children's protection                 

2   registry act is a violation of this act.                                    

3       Sec. 6a.  (1) A person who violates section 5a is guilty of                 

4   the following:                                                              

5       (a) For the first violation, a misdemeanor punishable by                    

6   imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than            

7   $10,000.00, or both.                                                        

8       (b) For the second violation, a felony punishable by                        

9   imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than           

10  $20,000.00, or both.                                                        

11      (c) For the third and any subsequent violation, a felony                    

12  punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of           

13  not more than $30,000.00, or both.                                          

14      (2) A person does not violate section 5a because the person                 

15  is an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the                  

16  transmission of an electronic message that violates section 5a or           

17  unknowingly provides transmission of electronic messages over the           

18  person's computer network or facilities that violate section 5a.            

19      (3) It is a defense to an action brought under this section                 

20  that the communication was transmitted accidentally.  The burden            

21  of proving that the communication was transmitted accidentally is           

22  on the sender.                                                              

23      (4) This section does not take effect until July 1, 2005.                   

24      Sec. 6b.  All money and other income, including all proceeds                

25  earned but not yet received by a defendant from a third party as            

26  a result of the defendant's violations of this act, and all                 

27  computer equipment, all computer software, and all personal                 

1   property used in connection with any violation of this act known            

2   by the owner to have been used in violation of this act are                 

3   subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture in the same manner as              

4   provided under sections 4701 to 4709 of the revised judicature              

5   act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4701 to 600.4709.

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

7   effect unless Senate Bill No. 1025 of the 92nd Legislature is               

8   enacted into law.