Act No. 484
Public Acts of 2008
Approved by the Governor
January 9, 2009
Filed with the Secretary of State
January 12, 2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 2009
STATE OF MICHIGAN
94TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
Introduced by Rep. Hopgood
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6625
AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," by amending section 14m of chapter XVII (MCL 777.14m), as amended by 2002 PA 659.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
CHAPTER XVII
Sec. 14m. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapters 460 to 473 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:
M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max
462.257(1) Person A Trains -- endangering travel Life
462.353(5) Pub saf E Operating a locomotive under the influence --
third or subsequent offense 5
462.353(6) Person C Operating locomotive under the influence or
while impaired causing death 15
462.353(7) Person E Operating locomotive under the influence or
while impaired causing serious impairment 5
472.21 Pub saf A Causing derailment of streetcar, tram, or trolley
or endangering life of person engaged in the
work of or traveling by streetcar, tram, or trolley Life
472.36 Pub saf A Street railways -- obstruction of track Life
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 1589 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor