HOUSE BILL No. 6181

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Meisner, Byrum, Condino, Plakas and Bieda and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 168a.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 168a.  (1) A person who enters onto the property of                    

                                                                                

2   another person to window-peep in violation of section 167 or a              

                                                                                

3   local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 167 is               

                                                                                

4   guilty of a crime as follows:                                               

                                                                                

5       (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is                    

                                                                                

6   guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more             

                                                                                

7   than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.                   

                                                                                

8       (b) If the person was previously convicted of violating this                

                                                                                

9   section, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by                     

                                                                                

10  imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than           

                                                                                

11  $2,000.00, or both.                                                         

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) A person may be charged with, convicted of, and punished                

                                                                                

2   for violating this section in addition to being charged with,               

                                                                                

3   convicted of, and punished for window peeping in violation of               

                                                                                

4   section 167 or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to             

                                                                                

5   section 167.