SENATE BILL No. 661

 

 

July 26, 2007, Introduced by Senators JANSEN, BARCIA, BIRKHOLZ, ANDERSON, GLEASON, PAPPAGEORGE, HARDIMAN, KUIPERS, RICHARDVILLE, GILBERT and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

by amending sections 16t and 43 of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16t and

 

777.43), 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. 16t. 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

750.410a           Person    G      Conspiracy to commit a person to state hospital unjustly     4

750.411a(1)(b)     Pub ord   F      False report of a felony    4


750.411a(3)(a)     Pub ord   F      Threat or false report of an explosive or harmful device, substance, or material 4

750.411a(3)(b)     Pub ord   D      Threat or false report of an explosive or harmful device, substance, or material — subsequent offense    10

750.411b           Pub trst  G      Excess fees to members of legislature 4

750.411h(2)(b)     Person    E      Stalking of a minor     5

750.411i(3)(a)     Person    E      Aggravated stalking     5

750.411i(3)(b)     Person    D      Aggravated stalking of a minor        10

750.411l            Pub ord   H      Money laundering — fourth degree      2

750.411m           Pub ord   E      Money laundering — third degree       5

750.411n           Pub ord   D      Money laundering — second degree      10

10 750.411o           Pub ord   B      Money laundering — first degree       20

11 750.411p(2)(a)     Property  B      Money laundering of proceeds from controlled substance offense involving $10,000 or more                    20

12 750.411p(2)(b)     Property  D      Money laundering of proceeds from controlled substance offense or other proceeds involving $10,000 or more  10

13 750.411p(2)(c)     Property  E      Money laundering — transactions involving represented proceeds  5

14 750.411s(2)(a)     Person    G      Unlawful posting of message 2


750.411s(2)(b)     Person    E      Unlawful posting of message with aggravating circumstances         5

750.411t(2)(b)     Person    E      Hazing resulting in serious impairment   5

750.411t(2)(c)     Person    C      Hazing resulting in death   15

4  750.411u(1)        Person    E      Gang recruitment        5

5  750.411u(2)        Person    B      Retaliation for withdrawal from gang  20

 

 

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

 

 7  criminal behavior. Score offense variable 13 by determining which

 

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

 

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

 

 

10      (a) The offense was part of a pattern of

11 felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

12 sexual penetrations against a person or persons less

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

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

15 felonious criminal activity directly related to

16 membership in an organized criminal group or was

17 gang-related ........................................  50 points

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

19 felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

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

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

22 felonious criminal activity involving a combination

23 of 3 or more crimes against a person or property or

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

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


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

     (d) The offense was part of a pattern of

felonious criminal activity directly related to

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

     (e) The offense was part of a pattern of

felonious criminal activity involving a combination

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

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

health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and

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

11      (f) The offense was part of a pattern of

12 felonious criminal activity involving 3 or more

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

14      (g) No pattern of felonious criminal activity

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

 

 

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

 

17  13:

 

18        (a) For determining the appropriate points under this

 

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

 

20  sentencing offense, shall be counted regardless of whether the

 

21  offense resulted in a conviction.

 

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

 

23  of the offenders, or the degree of sophistication of the

 

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

 

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

 

26  facts surrounding the sentencing offense.

 

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

 

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

 


 1  conduct scored in offense variable 11 or 12.

 

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

 

 3  either of the following:

 

 4        (i) First degree criminal sexual conduct.

 

 5        (ii) Related to membership in an organized criminal group or

 

 6  a part or pattern of gang-related criminal activity as that

 

 7  phrase is defined in section 411u of the Michigan penal code,

 

 8  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411u.

 

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

 

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

 

11  sentenced.

 

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

 

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

 

14  substantive offense involving the same amount of controlled

 

15  substances or possession and delivery of the same amount of

 

16  controlled substances.

 

17        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

18  unless Senate Bill No. 660                                    

 

19            of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.