DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT FUNERALS S.B. 1229: COMMITTEE SUMMARY






Senate Bill 1229 (as introduced 4-25-06)
Sponsor: Senator Laura M. Toy
Committee: Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs


Date Completed: 4-26-06

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include felony violations proposed by Senate Bill 1228 in the sentencing guidelines, as shown in Table 1.


Table 1

Violation Felony Class & Category Stat. Max. Sentence
Disorderly conduct at funeral G - Public Order 2 years
Disorderly conduct at funeral - subsequent offense F - Public Order 4 years

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 1228, which would prohibit and prescribe felony penalties for certain conduct within 500 feet of a funeral, memorial service, viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or burial.


MCL 777.16i Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. There are no data to indicate how many offenders would be convicted of the proposed offense. An offender convicted of the Class G offense under the bill would receive a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range of 0-3 months to 7-23 months. An offender convicted of the Class F offense under the bill would receive a sentencing guidelines minimum sentence range of 0-3 months to 17-30 months. Local governments would incur the costs of incarceration in local facilities, which vary by county. The State would incur the cost of felony probation at an annual average cost of $2,000, as well as the cost of incarceration in a State facility at an average annual cost of $30,000.

Fiscal Analyst: Lindsay Hollander

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. 1229/0506