HOUSE BILL No. 5495

 

 

January 30, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Hauck, Lower, Hoitenga and Barrett and referred to the Committee on Communications and Technology.

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 45a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 45a. (1) A person shall not knowingly use an unmanned

 

aircraft in a manner that interferes with the operations of a key

 

facility.

 

     (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of

 

not more than $2,500.00, or both.

 

     (3) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Key facility" means that term as defined in section 552c.

 

     (b) "Unmanned aircraft" means that term as defined in section

 

3 of the unmanned aircraft systems act, 2016 PA 436, MCL 259.303.

 


     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.