May 5, 2005, Introduced by Senators TOY and CROPSEY and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 33, entitled
"An act to prohibit the dissemination, exhibiting, or displaying of
certain sexually explicit matter to minors; to prohibit certain
misrepresentations facilitating the dissemination of sexually
explicit matter to minors; to provide penalties; to provide for
declaratory judgments and injunctive relief in certain instances;
to impose certain duties upon prosecuting attorneys and the circuit
court; to preempt local units of government from proscribing
certain conduct; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.671 to 722.684) by adding section 12a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12a. A person who in good faith disseminates or displays
any matter to a minor through the use of a rating system,
including, but not limited to, the rating system for video games
created by the entertainment software rating board or the rating
system for motion pictures created by the motion picture
association of America, which prohibits the providing to minors of
certain matter considered suitable for adults but unsuitable for
minors, that does not otherwise conflict with this act, is immune
from prosecution under this act if the person abides by that rating
system and does not sell to a minor matter that is prohibited to be
disseminated or displayed to minors under that rating system.