SB-1146, As Passed Senate, March 28, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1146

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

by amending section 199 (MCL 750.199).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 199. (1)  Concealing or harboring one who has escaped—Any

A person who knowingly or  wilfully  willfully conceals or harbors

for the purpose of concealment  , any  a person  mentioned in this

chapter, who has escaped or is escaping from lawful custody ,

shall be  in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of

not more than $500.00, or both.

     (2) A person who knowingly or willfully conceals or harbors

for the purpose of concealment a person who is the subject of 1 or

more of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than

$500.00, or both:

     (a) An arrest warrant for a misdemeanor.

     (b) A bench warrant in a civil case.

     (c) A bench warrant in a criminal case if the underlying crime

charged is a misdemeanor or a civil infraction.

     (3) A person who knowingly or willfully conceals or harbors

for the purpose of concealment a person who is the subject of

1 or more of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by

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

$5,000.00, or both:

     (a)  An arrest warrant for a felony.

     (b)  A bench warrant in a criminal case if the underlying

crime charged is a felony.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted.