June 16, 2011, Introduced by Senators BOOHER, HANSEN, JONES and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled
"Sex offenders registration act,"
by amending section 34 (MCL 28.734), as amended by 2005 PA 322.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 34. (1) Except as provided in this section and section
36, an individual required to be registered under article II shall
not do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Work within a student safety zone.
(b) Loiter within a student safety zone or within 1,000 feet
of a child care organization, as that term is defined under section
1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(2) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a
crime as follows:
(a) For the first violation, the individual is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(b) An individual who violates this section and has 1 or more
prior convictions under this section is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of
not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(3) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) An individual who was working within a student safety zone
on January 1, 2006. However, this exception does not apply to an
individual who initiates or maintains contact with a minor within
that student safety zone.
(b) An individual whose place of employment is within a
student safety zone solely because a school is relocated or is
initially established 1,000 feet or less from the individual's
place of employment. However, this exception does not apply to an
individual who initiates or maintains contact with a minor within
that student safety zone.
(c) An individual who only intermittently or sporadically
enters a student safety zone for the purpose of work. However, this
exception does not apply to an individual who initiates or
maintains contact with a minor within a student safety zone.
(4) This section does not prohibit an individual from being
charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of
law that is committed by that individual while violating this
section.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an
individual from exercising his or her right to vote.