HOUSE BILL No. 4973


     June 19, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hale, Schermesser, Kilpatrick, Schauer, Clark, Neumann, Williams, Garza, Bovin, Wojno and Lemmons and
referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 506b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 506B.  (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS

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      ACT, AN INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO

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      COMMIT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT IN WHICH THE VICTIM IS A VULNERA-

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      BLE ADULT OR IS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR BOTH, MAY BE SEN-

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      TENCED TO 1 OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) TO SERVE NOT MORE THAN TWICE THE TERM OF IMPRISONMENT

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      OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED FOR THAT VIOLATION.

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           (B) TO PAY NOT MORE THAN TWICE THE FINE OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED

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      FOR THAT VIOLATION OR, IF THE VIOLATION IS NOT OTHERWISE

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      PUNISHABLE BY A FINE, THE FINE AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (2).




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           (C) TO SERVE BOTH THE TERM OF IMPRISONMENT AUTHORIZED UNDER

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      SUBDIVISION (A) AND TO PAY THE FINE AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBDIVISION

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      (B).

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           (2) IF THE VIOLATION IS NOT OTHERWISE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE,

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      THE COURT, IN ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZED PENALTY, MAY ORDER THE

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      INDIVIDUAL TO PAY A FINE AS FOLLOWS:

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           (A) NOT MORE THAN $200.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A MISDEMEANOR

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS.

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           (B) NOT MORE THAN $500.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A MISDEMEANOR

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR 6 MONTHS.

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           (C) NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A MISDE-

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      MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR 1 YEAR.

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           (D) NOT MORE THAN $2,000.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A MISDE-

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      MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR BUT NOT

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      MORE THAN 2 YEARS OR IF THE VIOLATION IS A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY

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      IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS.

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           (E) NOT MORE THAN $4,000.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A FELONY

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS BUT NOT MORE

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      THAN 4 YEARS.

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           (F) NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A FELONY

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR 5 YEARS.

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           (G) NOT MORE THAN $10,000.00 IF THE VIOLATION IS A FELONY

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS.

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           (3) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO CRIMES COMMITTED ON OR AFTER THE

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      EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION.

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           (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VULNERABLE ADULT" MEANS THAT

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      TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 145M.



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