SB-0019, As Passed Senate, February 9, 2011

SENATE BILL No. 19

January 19, 2011, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

by amending section 169 (MCL 750.169).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 169. (1) Disturbance of religious meetings—Any A person

who, on the first day of the week, or at any other time, shall

wilfully shall not willfully interrupt or disturb any assembly of

people met meeting for the worship of God, religious purposes

within a building used for religious purposes and clearly

identified as such by a posted sign or other means, whether the

disturbance itself is within the place of such building in which

the meeting is held or out outside of it, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall not willfully and physically obstruct any

individual's entry into the building with intent to deny that

individual access to the assembly and shall not willfully and

physically obstruct any individual's egress from the building.

     (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

misdemeanor punishable as follows:

     (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), by 1 or more of the

following:

     (i) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.

     (ii) A fine of not more than $1,000.00.

     (iii) Not more than 100 hours of community service.

     (b) If the person has previously been convicted of violating

this section, by 1 or more of the following:

     (i) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.

     (ii) A fine of not more than $5,000.00.

     (iii) Not more than 200 hours of community service.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.