STATE OF MICHIGAN

96TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

Introduced by Reps. Oakes, Zorn, MacGregor, Heise, LeBlanc, Horn and Lyons

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5695

AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 16c of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16c), as amended by 2000 PA 279.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

CHAPTER XVII

Sec. 16c. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max

750.72 Person B First degree arson Life

750.73 Property D Second degree arson 20

750.74 Person E Third degree arson 10

750.75 Property D Arson of insured property 10

750.76(3)(a) Property A Arson of insured dwelling Life

750.76(3)(b) Property B Arson of insured building or structure 20

750.76(3)(c) Property D Arson of insured personal property 10

750.79(1)(c) Property E Placing incendiary or explosive with intent to commit arson of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, or with prior conviction 5

750.79(1)(d) Property D Placing incendiary or explosive with intent to commit arson of $20,000, or more, or with 2 or more prior convictions, or with intent to commit insurance fraud, or causing injury 10

750.79(1)(e) Property C Placing incendiary or explosive with intent to commit arson of dwelling or to commit insurance fraud, or causing injury 15

750.80 Property D Arson of mines Life

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5692.

(b) House Bill No. 5693.

(c) House Bill No. 5694.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor