February 28, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 529 (MCL 750.529), as amended by 2004 PA 128.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 529. (1) A person who engages in conduct proscribed under
section
530 and who in the course of engaging in that conduct ,
possesses
does any of the following is
guilty of armed robbery:
(a)
Possesses a dangerous weapon. or
an
(b)
Possesses an article used or fashioned
in a manner to lead
any
that would cause a reasonable
person present to reasonably
believe
the article is a dangerous weapon.
, or who represents
(c) Represents
orally or otherwise that he or she is
in
possession
of possesses a dangerous weapon. ,
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years.
(3) If a violation of this section results in an aggravated
assault
of or serious injury is inflicted by to any other person,
while
violating this section, the person shall
must be sentenced to
a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.