HOUSE BILL NO. 4539
May 09, 2023, Introduced by Rep. Paquette and referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled
"The code of criminal procedure,"
by amending section 16g of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16g), as amended
by 2020 PA 50.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 CHAPTER XVII
2 Sec. 16g. (1) This chapter applies to the following felonies
3 enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:
4 M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max
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1 750.135 Person D Exposing children with 10
2 intent to injure or
3 abandon
4 750.135a(2)(c) Person D Leaving child 10
5 unattended in vehicle
6 resulting in serious
7 physical harm
8 750.135a(2)(d) Person B Leaving child 15
9 unattended in vehicle
10 resulting in death
11 750.135b Person F Providing certain 4
12 drugs or surgery to a
13 minor for gender
14 transition
15 750.136 Person B Female genital 15
16 mutilation violation
17 750.136a Person B Transporting person 15
18 for purpose of female
19 genital mutilation
20 750.136b(2) Person A First degree child Life
21 abuse
22 750.136b(4)(a) Person C Second degree child 10
23 abuse — first offense
24 750.136b(4)(b) Person B Second degree child 20
25 abuse — with prior
26 conviction
27 750.136b(6)(a) Person G Third degree child 2
28 abuse – first offense
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1 750.136b(6)(b) Person E Third degree child 5
2 abuse – with prior
3 conviction
4 750.136b(8)(b) Person G Fourth degree child 2
5 abuse – with prior
6 conviction
7 750.136c Person B Buying or selling an 20
8 individual
9 750.136d(1)(a) Person A First degree child Life
10 abuse in presence of
11 another child
12 750.136d(1)(b) Person D Second degree child 10
13 abuse in presence of
14 another child – first
15 offense
16 750.136d(1)(c) Person B Second degree child 20
17 abuse in presence of
18 another child – second
19 or subsequent offense
20 750.136d(1)(d) Person G Third degree child 2
21 abuse in presence of
22 another child
23 750.145a Person F Soliciting child to 4
24 commit an immoral act
25 750.145b Person D Accosting children for 10
26 immoral purposes with
27 prior conviction
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1 750.145c(2)(a) Person B Producing child 20
2 sexually abusive
3 activity or material
4 750.145c(2)(b) Person B Aggravated producing 25
5 of child sexually
6 abusive activity or
7 material
8 750.145c(3)(a) Person D Distributing, 7
9 promoting, or
10 financing the
11 distribution of child
12 sexually abusive
13 activity or material
14 750.145c(3)(b) Person C Aggravated 15
15 distributing,
16 promoting, or
17 financing the
18 distribution of child
19 sexually abusive
20 activity or material
21 750.145c(4)(a) Person F Possessing child 4
22 sexually abusive
23 material
24 750.145c(4)(b) Person B Aggravated possession 10
25 of child sexually
26 abusive material
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1 750.145d(2)(b) Variable G Using internet or 2
2 computer to commit
3 crime punishable by a
4 maximum term of
5 imprisonment of at
6 least 1 year but less
7 than 2 years
8 750.145d(2)(c) Variable F Using internet or 4
9 computer to commit
10 crime punishable by a
11 maximum term of
12 imprisonment of at
13 least 2 years but less
14 than 4 years
15 750.145d(2)(d) Variable D Using internet or 10
16 computer to commit
17 crime punishable by a
18 maximum term of
19 imprisonment of at
20 least 4 years but less
21 than 10 years
22 750.145d(2)(e) Variable C Using internet or 15
23 computer to commit
24 crime punishable by a
25 maximum term of
26 imprisonment of at
27 least 10 years but
28 less than 15 years
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1 750.145d(2)(f) Variable B Using internet or 20
2 computer to commit
3 crime punishable by a
4 maximum term of
5 imprisonment of at
6 least 15 years or for
7 life
8 750.145n(1) Person C First degree 15
9 vulnerable adult abuse
10 750.145n(2) Person F Second degree 4
11 vulnerable adult abuse
12 750.145n(3) Person G Third degree 2
13 vulnerable adult abuse
14 750.145o Person E Death of vulnerable 5
15 adult caused by
16 unlicensed caretaker
17 750.145p(1) Person G Commingling funds of, 2
18 obstructing
19 investigation
20 regarding, or filing
21 false information
22 regarding, vulnerable
23 adult
24 750.145p(2) Person G Retaliation or 2
25 discrimination by
26 caregiver against
27 vulnerable adult
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1 750.145p(5) Person E Caregiver or licensee 5
2 violation against
3 vulnerable adult —
4 second or subsequent
5 offense
6 750.147b Person G Ethnic intimidation 2
7 (2) For a violation of section 145d of the Michigan penal
8 code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145d, determine the offense category,
9 offense variable level, and prior record variable level based on
10 the underlying offense.
11 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
12 unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4540 (request no.
13 02486'23) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 777.16