DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT FUNERALS S.B. 1171 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1171 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Raymond E. Basham
Committee: Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Penal Code to prescribe penalties for certain conduct within 500 feet of a funeral, memorial service, viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or burial, as House Bill 5887 (S-1) would prohibit.
A person convicted of the offense would be guilty of a felony punishable by up to two years' imprisonment, a maximum fine of $5,000, or both. If an offender had a previous conviction, the penalty would be up to four years' imprisonment, a maximum fine of $10,000, or both.
Senate Bill 1171 (S-1) would take effect 90 days after its enactment and is tie-barred to House Bill 5887, as well as Senate Bill 1229 and House Bill 5888 (which would include the offense in the sentencing guidelines).
MCL 750.168 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. There are no data to indicate how many offenders would be convicted of being a disorderly person within 500 feet of a funeral, funeral procession, or burial. Local governments would incur the costs of incarceration in local facilities, which vary by county. The State would incur the cost of felony probation at an annual average cost of $2,000, as well as the cost of incarceration in a State facility at an average annual cost of $30,000. Additional penal fine revenue would benefit public libraries.
Date Completed: 4-27-06 Fiscal Analyst: Lindsay Hollander
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1171/0506