SENATE BILL No. 1287

 

 

June 8, 2004, Introduced by Senator GILBERT and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    by amending sections 210 and 211a (MCL 750.210 and 750.211a), as            

                                                                                

    amended by 2003 PA 257.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 210.  (1) A person shall not  carry  do either of the                  

                                                                                

2   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

3       (a) Carry or possess an explosive or combustible substance                  

                                                                                

4   or a substance or compound that when combined with another                  

                                                                                

5   substance or compound will become explosive or combustible or an            

                                                                                

6   article containing an explosive or combustible substance or a               

                                                                                

7   substance or compound that when combined with another substance             

                                                                                

8   or compound will become explosive or combustible, except as                 

                                                                                

9   authorized by law.                                                          

                                                                                

10      (b) Carry or possess an explosive or combustible substance                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   or a substance or compound that when combined with another                  

                                                                                

2   substance or compound will become explosive or combustible or an            

                                                                                

3   article containing an explosive or combustible substance or a               

                                                                                

4   substance or compound that when combined with another substance             

                                                                                

5   or compound will become explosive or combustible, with the intent           

                                                                                

6   to frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure, or            

                                                                                

7   kill any person, or with the intent to damage or destroy any real           

                                                                                

8   or personal property without the permission of the property owner           

                                                                                

9   or, if the property is public property, without the permission of           

                                                                                

10  the governmental agency having authority over that property.                

                                                                                

11      (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime               

                                                                                

12  as follows:                                                                 

                                                                                

13      (a) For a violation of subsection (1)(a), the person is                     

                                                                                

14  guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4           

                                                                                

15  years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.                        

                                                                                

16      (b)  (a) Except  For a violation of subsection (1)(b) and                   

                                                                                

17  except as provided in subdivisions  (b)  (c) to  (e)  (f), the              

                                                                                

18  person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not             

                                                                                

19  more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or                

                                                                                

20  both.                                                                       

                                                                                

21      (c)  (b)  If the violation damages the property of another                  

                                                                                

22  person, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by                      

                                                                                

23  imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more               

                                                                                

24  than $15,000.00, or both.                                                   

                                                                                

25      (d)  (c)  If the violation causes physical injury to another                

                                                                                

26  individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the           

                                                                                

27  person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not             


                                                                                

1   more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or                

                                                                                

2   both.                                                                       

                                                                                

3       (e)  (d)  If the violation causes serious impairment of a                   

                                                                                

4   body function to another individual, the person is guilty of a              

                                                                                

5   felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of               

                                                                                

6   years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.                       

                                                                                

7       (f)  (e)  If the violation causes the death of another                      

                                                                                

8   individual, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be                   

                                                                                

9   imprisoned for life without eligibility for parole and may be               

                                                                                

10  fined not more than $40,000.00, or both.                                    

                                                                                

11      Sec. 211a.  (1) A person shall not  manufacture  do either                  

                                                                                

12  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

13      (a) Possess any device that is designed to explode or that                  

                                                                                

14  will explode upon impact or with the application of heat or a               

                                                                                

15  flame or that is highly incendiary, except as authorized by law.            

                                                                                

16      (b) Manufacture, buy, sell, furnish, or  have in his or her                 

                                                                                

17  possession  possess any device that is designed to explode or               

                                                                                

18  that will explode upon impact or with the application of heat or            

                                                                                

19  a flame  ,  or that is highly incendiary, with the intent to                

                                                                                

20  frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure, or               

                                                                                

21  kill any person, or with the intent to damage or destroy any real           

                                                                                

22  or personal property without the permission of the property owner           

                                                                                

23  or, if the property is public property, without the permission of           

                                                                                

24  the governmental agency having authority over that property.                

                                                                                

25      (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime               

                                                                                

26  as follows:                                                                 

                                                                                

27      (a) For a violation of subsection (1)(a), the person is                     


                                                                                

1   guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4           

                                                                                

2   years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.                        

                                                                                

3       (b)  (a) Except  For a violation of subsection (1)(b) and                   

                                                                                

4   except as provided in subdivisions  (b)  (c) to  (e)  (f), the              

                                                                                

5   person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not             

                                                                                

6   more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or                

                                                                                

7   both.                                                                       

                                                                                

8       (c)  (b)  If the violation damages the property of another                  

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

10  imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more               

                                                                                

11  than $15,000.00, or both.                                                   

                                                                                

12      (d)  (c)  If the violation causes physical injury to another                

                                                                                

13  individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the           

                                                                                

14  person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not             

                                                                                

15  more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or                

                                                                                

16  both.                                                                       

                                                                                

17      (e)  (d)  If the violation causes serious impairment of a                   

                                                                                

18  body function to another individual, the person is guilty of a              

                                                                                

19  felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years             

                                                                                

20  or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.                             

                                                                                

21      (f)  (e)  If the violation causes the death of another                      

                                                                                

22  individual, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be                   

                                                                                

23  imprisoned for life without eligibility for parole and may be               

                                                                                

24  fined not more than $40,000.00, or both.