SENATE BILL NO. 62

January 28, 2021, Introduced by Senators GEISS, BULLOCK, WOJNO, BAYER, ALEXANDER, CHANG, ANANICH and SANTANA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

"The Michigan penal code,"

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 147c.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 147c. A person who makes a false report of the commission of a crime or suspected commission of a crime based solely on the race or ethnicity of the alleged perpetrator of the crime and not on actual suspicion that a crime has been or might be committed, or intentionally causes a false report of the commission of a crime to be made based solely upon the race or ethnicity of the alleged perpetrator and not on actual suspicion that a crime has been committed or might be committed, to a peace officer, police agency of this state or of a local unit of government, 9-1-1 operator, or any other governmental employee or contractor or employee of a contractor who is authorized to receive reports of a crime is guilty of a crime as follows:

(a) For a first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of $1,000.00 and be required to complete 50 hours of community service with a group or nonprofit whose mission is to advance equity and justice for historically marginalized, disenfranchised, and oppressed peoples.

(b) For a second offense, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.