HOUSE BILL No. 5659

 

January 22, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Palmer, Pavlov, Meltzer, Elsenheimer, Knollenberg, Acciavatti, Stahl, Opsommer, Amos, Sheen, Booher, Nofs, Walker, Moolenaar, Steil, Brandenburg, Pastor, Pearce and Rick Jones and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 543n.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 543n. (1) An individual shall not use or attempt to use

 

any document that he or she knows is false, altered, or illegally

 

obtained to establish his or her identity to do any of the

 

following or make any material statement that he or she knows is

 

false or misleading to do any of the following:

 

     (a) Board a commercial aircraft.

 

     (b) Board a railroad car or street car.

 


     (c) Board a commercial bus.

 

     (d) Board a commercial watercraft.

 

     (e) Rent a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle rental agency.

 

     (2) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a

 

felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a

 

fine of not more that $5,000.00, or both.