HOUSE BILL No. 4469


     March 15, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hale, Lemmons, Garza, Bogardus, Neumann, Rivet, Jacobs, Hardman, Stallworth,
Thomas and McConico and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 411t.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 411T.  (1) A LESSOR OF RENTAL PROPERTY WHO KNOWINGLY

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      ALLOWS THE MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED

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      SUBSTANCES, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2), TO BE CONDUCTED BY

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      ANOTHER PERSON ON OR IN THE RENTAL PROPERTY IS GUILTY OF A MISDE-

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      MEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 180 DAYS OR

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      A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00, OR BOTH.

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           (2) SUBSECTION (1) APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING PROHIBITED

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      ACTS:

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           (A) A VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7401(2)(A)(i), (ii), OR

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      (iii) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401.




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           (B) A VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7403(2)(A)(i), (ii), OR

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      (iii) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7403.

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

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           (A) "LESSOR" MEANS A PERSON WHO OWNS RENTAL PROPERTY AND

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      ALLOWS THE RENTAL PROPERTY TO BE OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER FOR AN

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      AGREED UPON CONSIDERATION.

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           (B) "RENTAL PROPERTY" MEANS A STRUCTURE OR PART OF A STRUC-

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      TURE INTENDED FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL USE, AND INCLUDES

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      APPURTENANT GROUNDS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR USE BY THE OCCUPANT.






































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