Act No. 166

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

June 26, 2008

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 26, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 2008

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Senators Kahn, Gilbert, Cassis, McManus, Van Woerkom, Jelinek, Stamas, Pappageorge and Richardville

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1256

AN ACT to amend 2006 PA 152, entitled "An act to allow the requiring of a permit before demonstrating outside of locations in which a funeral service is being held; to allow local units of government to prohibit certain conduct at or near the locations in which a funeral service is being held; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain local governments and officials; and to provide for penalties," by amending section 3 (MCL 123.1113).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. The ordinance authorized under section 1 may also include such other provisions the local unit of government considers necessary, including, but not limited to, prohibiting any person from doing any of the following within 500 feet of the property line of a building or other location where a funeral, memorial service, burial, or viewing of a deceased person is being conducted or within 500 feet of a funeral procession in the hour immediately before, or during, or in the 2 hours immediately following:

(a) Making loud and raucous noise and continuing to do so after being asked to stop.

(b) Making any statement or gesture that would make a reasonable person under the circumstances feel intimidated, threatened, or harassed.

(c) Engaging in any other conduct that the person knows or should reasonably know will disturb, disrupt, or adversely affect the funeral, memorial service, viewing of the deceased person, funeral procession, or burial.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor