February 11, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Durhal, Derek Miller, Dillon, Brunner, Smiley, Moss, Chirkun, Wittenberg, Yanez, Robinson, Banks, Geiss, Faris, LaVoy, Guerra, Jacobsen, Poleski, Zemke, Glenn, Heise, Hovey-Wright, Darany, Lane, Talabi, Garrett, Cochran, Singh, Greimel, Sarah Roberts and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 377d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 377d. (1) A person who willfully and maliciously damages,
destroys, injures, defaces, dismantles, or removes a traffic
control device, light post, sign, or other device placed by this
state or by a local unit of government of this state for the
purpose of regulating vehicle traffic, maintaining highway safety,
or providing information to motor vehicle operators is guilty of a
crime as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person
is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more
than 1 year or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) A person who violates this section and has 1 prior
conviction for violating this section 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.
(c) A person who violates this section and has 2 or more prior
convictions for violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of
not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(2) This section does not prohibit an individual from being
charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation of
law committed by the individual in lieu of being charged with,
convicted of, or sentenced for the violation of this section.