Act No. 304

Public Acts of 2004

Approved by the Governor

August 11, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

August 11, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2005

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Senators Sanborn, Patterson and Cropsey

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1260

AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," by amending section 14g of chapter XVII (MCL 777.14g), as added by 2002 PA 29.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

CHAPTER XVII

Sec. 14g. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapters 437 to 444 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max

438.41 Property E Criminal usury 5

440.9320(8) Property G Farming -- illegal sale of secured products 3

440.9501 Pub trst E Filing a false or fraudulent financing statement with
the secretary of state 5

442.219 Pub trst E Sales -- false statement 5

443.50 Pub trst E Issuing warehouse receipt for goods not received 5

443.52 Pub trst E Issuing duplicate warehouse receipt not so marked 5

444.13 Pub trst H Warehousemen and warehouse receipts 2

444.107 Pub trst E Warehouse certificates -- willfully alter or destroy 5

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2005.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5148 of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor