HOUSE BILL No. 5367


     October 30, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Bernero, Waters, Lipsey, Rich Brown, Richardville, Van Woerkom, Plakas, Murphy, McConico, George,
Anderson, Thomas, Zelenko, Williams, Minore, Phillips, Hager, Vander Veen, Garza, Gieleghem, O'Neil, Lockwood and Spade and referred to the
Committee on Family and Children Services.


        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 PERSON SHALL NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT

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      HE OR SHE KNOWS IS FALSE TO THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN OR AN INVES-

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      TIGATOR APPOINTED BY THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN REGARDING ANY

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      MATTER UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN OR OTHER-

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      WISE HINDER AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDS-

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      MAN OR AN INVESTIGATOR APPOINTED BY THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN.

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           (2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDE-

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      MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 93 DAYS OR A

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      FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $100.00, OR BOTH.






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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN" MEANS

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      THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED AS OMBUDSMAN UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE

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      CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN ACT, 1994 PA 204, MCL 722.923.


















































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