SB-0661, As Passed Senate, December 19, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

by amending sections 16b, 16t, and 43 of chapter XVII (MCL

 

777.16b, 777.16t, and 777.43), section 16b as amended by 2007 PA

 

151, section 16t as amended by 2004 PA 112, and section 43 as

 

amended by 2002 PA 666.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1                           CHAPTER XVII

 

 2        Sec. 16b. This chapter applies to the following felonies

 

 3  enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

 

 

4

M.C.L.

Category

Class

Description

Stat Max


1

750.49(2)(a) to (d)

Pub ord

F

Fighting animals or providing facilities for animal fights

4

2

750.49(2)(e)

Pub ord

F

Organizing or promoting animal fights

4

3

750.49(2)(f)

Pub ord

H

Attending animal fight

4

4

750.49(2)(g)

Pub ord

F

Breeding or selling fighting animals

4

5

750.49(2)(h)

Pub ord

F

Selling or possessing equipment for animal fights

4

6

750.49(8)

Person

A

Inciting fighting animal resulting in death

Life

7

750.49(9)

Person

F

Inciting fighting animal to attack

4

8

750.49(10)

Person

D

Fighting animal attacking without provocation and death resulting

15

9

750.50(4)(c)

Pub ord

G

Animal neglect or cruelty involving 4 or more animals but fewer than 10 animals or with 1 prior conviction

2

10

750.50(4)(d)

Pub ord

F

Animal neglect or cruelty involving 10 or more animals or with 2 or more prior convictions

4

11

750.50b(2) 750.50b(3)

Property

F

Killing or torturing animals

4


1

750.50c(5)

Pub ord

E

Killing or causing serious physical harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog

5

2

750.50c(7)

Pub saf

H

Harassing or causing harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog while committing crime

2

3

750.68

Property

G

Changing brands with intent to steal

4

 

 

 4        Sec. 16t. This chapter applies to the following felonies

 

 5  enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

 

 

6

M.C.L.

Category

Class

Description

Stat Max

7

750.410a

Person

G

Conspiracy to commit a person to state hospital unjustly

4

8

750.411a(1)(b)

Pub ord

F

False report of a felony

4

9

750.411a(3)(a)

Pub ord

F

Threat or false report of an explosive or harmful device, substance, or material

4

10

750.411a(3)(b)

Pub ord

D

Threat or false report of an explosive or harmful device, substance, or material — subsequent offense

10

11

750.411b

Pub trst

G

Excess fees to members of legislature

4

12

750.411h(2)(b)

Person

E

Stalking of a minor

5

13

750.411i(3)(a)

Person

E

Aggravated stalking

5


1

750.411i(3)(b)

Person

D

Aggravated stalking of a minor

10

2

750.411l

Pub ord

H

Money laundering — fourth degree

2

3

750.411m

Pub ord

E

Money laundering — third degree

5

4

750.411n

Pub ord

D

Money laundering — second degree

10

5

750.411o

Pub ord

B

Money laundering — first degree

20

6

750.411p(2)(a)

Property

B

Money laundering of proceeds from controlled substance offense involving $10,000 or more

20

7

750.411p(2)(b)

Property

D

Money laundering of proceeds from controlled substance offense or other proceeds involving $10,000 or more

10

8

750.411p(2)(c)

Property

E

Money laundering — transactions involving represented proceeds

5

9

750.411s(2)(a)

Person

G

Unlawful posting of message

2

10

750.411s(2)(b)

Person

E

Unlawful posting of message with aggravating circumstances

5

11

750.411t(2)(b)

Person

E

Hazing resulting in serious impairment

5

12

750.411t(2)(c)

Person

C

Hazing resulting in death

15

13

750.411u

Pub ord

B

Gang membership felonies

20

14

750.411v(1)

Person

E

Gang recruitment

5

15

750.411v(2)

Person

B

Retaliation for withdrawal from gang

20

 

 

16        Sec. 43. (1) Offense variable 13 is continuing pattern of


 

 1  criminal behavior. Score offense variable 13 by determining which

 

 2  of the following apply and by assigning the number of points

 

 3  attributable to the one that has the highest number of points:

 

 

4

     (a) The offense was part of a pattern of

5

felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

6

sexual penetrations against a person or persons less

7

than 13 years of age ................................  50 points

8

     (b) The offense was part of a pattern of

9

felonious criminal activity directly related to

10

causing, encouraging, recruiting, soliciting,

11

or coercing membership in a gang or communicating

12

a threat with intent to deter, punish, or retaliate

13

against another for withdrawing from a gang .........  25 points

14

     (c) (b) The offense was part of a pattern of

15

felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

16

crimes against a person .............................  25 points

17

     (d) (c) The offense was part of a pattern of

18

felonious criminal activity involving a combination

19

of 3 or more crimes against a person or property or

20

a violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to (iii) or

21

section 7403(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the public health

22

code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and 333.7403 ........  10 points

23

     (d) The offense was part of a pattern of

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felonious criminal activity directly related to

25

membership in an organized criminal group ...........  10 points

26

     (e) The offense was part of a pattern of

27

felonious criminal activity involving a combination

28

of 3 or more violations of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to

29

(iii) or section 7403(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the public


1

health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and

2

333.7403 ............................................  10 points

3

     (f) The offense was part of a pattern of

4

felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

5

crimes against property .............................   5 points

6

     (g) No pattern of felonious criminal activity

7

existed .............................................   0 points

 

 

 8        (2) All of the following apply to scoring offense variable

 

 9  13:

 

10        (a) For determining the appropriate points under this

 

11  variable, all crimes within a 5-year period, including the

 

12  sentencing offense, shall be counted regardless of whether the

 

13  offense resulted in a conviction.

 

14        (b) The presence or absence of multiple offenders, the age

 

15  of the offenders, or the degree of sophistication of the

 

16  organized criminal group is not as important as the fact of the

 

17  group's existence, which may be reasonably inferred from the

 

18  facts surrounding the sentencing offense.

 

19        (c) Except for offenses related to membership in an

 

20  organized criminal group or that are gang-related, do not score

 

21  conduct scored in offense variable 11 or 12.

 

22        (d) Score 50 points only if the sentencing offense is first

 

23  degree criminal sexual conduct.

 

24        (e) Do not count more than 1 controlled substance offense

 

25  arising out of the criminal episode for which the person is being

 

26  sentenced.

 

27        (f) Do not count more than 1 crime involving the same

 


Senate Bill No. 661 (H-1) as amended December 19, 2008

 1  controlled substance. For example, do not count conspiracy and a

 

 2  substantive offense involving the same amount of controlled

 

 3  substances or possession and delivery of the same amount of

 

 4  controlled substances.

 

 5        [Enacting section 1. (1) Section 16b of chapter XVII of the code of

 

 6  criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 777.16b, as amended by this

    amendatory act, takes effect January 1, 2009.

         (2) Sections 16t and 43 of chapter XVII of the code of criminal

    procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 777.16t and 777.43, as amended by this

    amendatory act, takes effect April 1, 2009.]

 7        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

 8  unless Senate Bill No. 660 of the 94th Legislature is enacted

 

 9  into law.