October 31, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 81f.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 81f. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a
person who assaults or assaults and batters a vulnerable adult and
who knows the individual is a vulnerable adult is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who commits an assault or an assault and battery
in violation of subsection (1) and who has 1 or more previous
convictions for violating subsection (1) or an ordinance of a
political subdivision of this state or of another state
substantially corresponding to subsection (1) is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of
not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(3) This section does not apply to an individual using
necessary reasonable physical force in compliance with section 1312
of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1312.
(4) This section does not apply if the violation of subsection
(1) was committed by an individual with a developmental disability
against another individual with a developmental disability.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Developmental disability" means that term as defined in
section 520a.
(b) "Vulnerable adult" means that term as defined in section
145m.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.