SB-0661, As Passed House, 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
24 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.