SENATE BILL No. 530

June 12, 2001, Introduced by Senators SHUGARS, MC COTTER, GARCIA,

HAMMERSTROM and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 143a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 143A. (1) A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL OR RENT A RESTRICTED

2 VIDEO GAME TO A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN 17 YEARS OF AGE. AS USED

3 IN THIS SECTION, "RESTRICTED VIDEO GAME" MEANS A VIDEO GAME RATED

4 AO OR M BY THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD.

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

6 MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS OR A

7 FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $100.00, OR BOTH.

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