April 10, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Hammon, Agema, Johnson, Constan, Hammel, Clack, Alma Smith, Vagnozzi, Meadows, LeBlanc, Bennett, Simpson, Young, Warren and Gonzales and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 552 (MCL 750.552), as amended by 2007 PA 167.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 552. (1) A person shall not do any of the following:
(a) Enter the lands or premises of another without lawful
authority after having been forbidden so to do by the owner or
occupant or the agent of the owner or occupant.
(b) Remain without lawful authority on the land or premises of
another after being notified to depart by the owner or occupant or
the agent of the owner or occupant.
(c) Enter or remain without lawful authority on fenced or
posted farm property of another person without the consent of the
owner or his or her lessee or agent. A request to leave the
premises is not a necessary element for a violation of this
subdivision. This subdivision does not apply to a person who is in
the process of attempting, by the most direct route, to contact the
owner or his or her lessee or agent to request consent.
(2)
A Except as provided in
subsection (3), a person who
violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction
and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
(3)
A person who violates
commits a third or subsequent
violation of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by
a fine of not more than $250.00, or both.