HOUSE BILL No. 4248

 

February 18, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Van Regenmorter and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The code of criminal procedure,"                                           

                                                                                

    by amending sections 12f, 33, and 48 of chapter XVII                        

                                                                                

    (MCL 777.12f, 777.33, and 777.48), section 12f as added by 2002             

                                                                                

    PA 34 and sections 33 and 48 as amended by 2000 PA 279.                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                              CHAPTER XVII                                     

                                                                                

2       Sec. 12f.  This chapter applies to the following felonies                   

                                                                                

3   enumerated in sections 625 to 625o of chapter VI of the Michigan            

                                                                                

4   vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, within chapter 257 of the Michigan               

                                                                                

5   Compiled Laws:                                                              

                                                                                

6   M.C.L.             Category Class Description              Stat Max        

                                                                                

7   257.625(4)(a)      Person     C   Operating a vehicle under                

8                                        the influence or while                 

9                                         impaired  intoxicated                 

10                                       causing death              15          

                                                                                

11  257.625(4)(b)      Person     B   Operating a vehicle under                


                                                                                

1                                        the influence or while                 

2                                         impaired  intoxicated                 

3                                        causing death to                       

4                                        certain persons            20          

                                                                                

5   257.625(5)         Person     E   Operating a vehicle under                

6                                        the influence or while                 

7                                         impaired  intoxicated                 

8                                        causing serious                        

9                                        impairment                 5           

                                                                                

10  257.625(7)(a)(ii)  Person     E   Operating a vehicle under                 

11                                       the influence or while                 

12                                        impaired  intoxicated                 

13                                       with a minor in the                    

14                                       vehicle -- subsequent                  

15                                       offense                    5           

                                                                                

16  257.625(8)(c)      Pub saf    E   Operating a vehicle under                

17                                       the influence -- third                 

18                                       or subsequent offense      5           

                                                                                

19  257.625(9)(b)      Person     E   Allowing a vehicle to be                 

20                                       operated while under                   

21                                       the influence or                       

22                                        impaired  intoxicated                 

23                                       causing death              5           

                                                                                

24  257.625(9)(c)      Person     G   Allowing a vehicle to be                 

25                                       operated while under                   

26                                       the influence or                       

27                                        impaired  intoxicated                 

28                                       causing serious                        

29                                       impairment                 2           

                                                                                

30  257.625(10)(c)     Pub saf    E    Impaired driving                        

31                                       Operating while                        

32                                       intoxicated -- third or                

33                                       subsequent offense         5           

                                                                                

34  257.625k(7)        Pub saf    D   Knowingly providing false                

35                                       information concerning                 

36                                       an ignition interlock                  

37                                       device                     10          

                                                                                

38  257.625k(9)        Pub saf    D   Failure to report illegal                

39                                       ignition interlock                     

40                                       device                     10          

                                                                                

41  257.625m(5)        Pub saf    E   Commercial drunk driving                 

42                                       -- third or subsequent                 

43                                       offense                    5           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       Sec. 33.  (1) Offense variable 3 is physical injury to a                    

                                                                                

2   victim.  Score offense variable 3 by determining which of the               

                                                                                

3   following apply and by assigning the number of points                       

                                                                                

4   attributable to the one that has the highest number of points:              

                                                                                

5        (a) A victim was killed.......................... 100 points           

                                                                                

6        (b) A victim was killed..........................  35 points           

                                                                                

7       (c) Life threatening or permanent incapacitating                       

                                                                                

8   injury occurred to a victim...........................  25 points           

                                                                                

9        (d) Bodily injury requiring medical treatment                          

                                                                                

10  occurred to a victim..................................  10 points           

                                                                                

11       (e) Bodily injury not requiring medical treatment                      

                                                                                

12  occurred to a victim..................................   5 points           

                                                                                

13       (f) No physical injury occurred to a victim......   0 points           

                                                                                

14      (2) All of the following apply to scoring offense variable                  

                                                                                

15  3:                                                                          

                                                                                

16      (a) In multiple offender cases, if 1 offender is assessed                   

                                                                                

17  points for death or physical injury, all offenders shall be                 

                                                                                

18  assessed the same number of points.                                         

                                                                                

19      (b) Score 100 points if death results from the commission of                

                                                                                

20  a crime and homicide is not the sentencing offense.                         

                                                                                

21      (c) Score 35 points if death results from the commission of a               

                                                                                

22  crime and the  elements of the  offense or attempted offense                

                                                                                

23  involve  involves the operation of a vehicle, vessel, ORV,                 

                                                                                

24  snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive  under the influence or while           

                                                                                

25  impaired causing death  and the offender's bodily alcohol content           

                                                                                

26  was 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210                

                                                                                

27  liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, or while he or            


                                                                                

1   she was under the influence of or while visibly impaired by the             

                                                                                

2   use of alcoholic or intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance           

                                                                                

3   or a combination of alcoholic or intoxicating liquor and a                  

                                                                                

4   controlled substance.                                                       

                                                                                

5       (d) Do not score 5 points if bodily injury is an element of                 

                                                                                

6   the sentencing offense.                                                     

                                                                                

7       (3) As used in this section, "requiring medical treatment"                  

                                                                                

8   refers to the necessity for treatment and not the victim's                  

                                                                                

9   success in obtaining treatment.                                             

                                                                                

10      Sec. 48.  (1) Offense variable 18 is operator ability                       

                                                                                

11  affected by alcohol or drugs.  Score offense variable 18 by                 

                                                                                

12  determining which of the following apply and by assigning the               

                                                                                

13  number of points attributable to the one that has the highest               

                                                                                

14  number of points:                                                           

                                                                                

15       (a) The offender operated a vehicle, vessel, ORV,                      

                                                                                

16  snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive when his or her                         

                                                                                

17  bodily alcohol content was 0.20 grams or more per 100                       

                                                                                

18  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per                      

                                                                                

19  67 milliliters of urine...............................  20 points           

                                                                                

20       (b) The offender operated a vehicle, vessel, ORV,                      

                                                                                

21  snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive when his or her                         

                                                                                

22  bodily alcohol content was 0.15 grams or more but less                      

                                                                                

23  than 0.20 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210                       

                                                                                

24  liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine......  15 points           

                                                                                

25       (c) The offender operated a vehicle, vessel, ORV,                      

                                                                                

26  snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive when his or her                         

                                                                                

27  bodily alcohol content was  0.10  0.08 grams or more                        


                                                                                

1   but less than 0.15 grams per 100 milliliters of blood,                      

                                                                                

2   per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of                          

                                                                                

3   urine, or while he or she was under the influence of                        

                                                                                

4   or while visibly impaired by the use of alcoholic or                        

                                                                                

5   intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or a                          

                                                                                

6   combination of alcoholic or intoxicating liquor and a                       

                                                                                

7   controlled substance..................................  10 points           

                                                                                

8        (d) The offender operated a vehicle, vessel, ORV,                      

                                                                                

9   snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive,  when his or her                       

                                                                                

10  bodily alcohol content was 0.07 grams or more but less                      

                                                                                

11  than 0.10 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210                       

                                                                                

12  liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, or                        

                                                                                

13  while he or she was visibly impaired by the use of                          

                                                                                

14  intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or a                          

                                                                                

15  combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled                         

                                                                                

16  substance, or  was less than 21 years of age, and had                       

                                                                                

17  any bodily alcohol content............................   5 points           

                                                                                

18       (e) The offender's ability to operate a vehicle,                       

                                                                                

19  vessel, ORV, snowmobile, aircraft, or locomotive was                        

                                                                                

20  not affected by an alcoholic or intoxicating liquor or                      

                                                                                

21  a controlled substance or a combination of alcoholic                        

                                                                                

22  or intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance.....   0 points           

                                                                                

23      (2) As used in this section, "any bodily alcohol content"                   

                                                                                

24  means either of the following:                                              

                                                                                

25      (a) An alcohol content of  not less than  0.02 grams or more                

                                                                                

26  but less than  0.07  0.08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per           

                                                                                

27  210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.                       


                                                                                

1       (b) Any presence of alcohol within an individual's body                     

                                                                                

2   resulting from the consumption of alcoholic or intoxicating                 

                                                                                

3   liquor other than the consumption of alcoholic or intoxicating              

                                                                                

4   liquor as part of a generally recognized religious service or               

                                                                                

5   ceremony.                                                                   

                                                                                

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

7   September 30, 2003.                                                         

                                                                                

8       Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

9   effect unless Senate Bill No. ________ or House Bill No. 4247               

                                                                                

10  (request no. 00871'03 *) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into            

                                                                                

11  law.