August 24, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Tlaib, Slavens, Geiss, Durhal, Roberts, Switalski and Nathan and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 72 (MCL 750.72).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
72. (1) Burning dwelling house—Any A person
who wilfully
willfully
or maliciously burns any a dwelling
house, either
occupied
or unoccupied, or the contents thereof of a dwelling
house, whether owned by himself the person or another, or any a
building
within the curtilage of such a
dwelling house, or the
contents
thereof of a dwelling
house, shall be is guilty
of a
felony , punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not
more than 20 years, except as provided under this section.
(2) If a person violates subsection (1) by burning a dwelling
house that is a multiunit building, the person is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years.
(3) As used in this section, "dwelling house" means a building
in which people live, including, but not limited to, single-family
homes and multiunit buildings.