Bill Text: MI SB0501 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Crimes; other; failure to report human trafficking; prohibit, and provide a penalty. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 462k. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0499'13

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-09-17 - Referred To Committee On Families, Seniors And Human Services [SB0501 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-SB0501-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 501

 

 

September 17, 2013, Introduced by Senators ANDERSON, HOPGOOD, ANANICH, JONES, BIEDA, JOHNSON, WHITMER, HUNTER, GREGORY, HOOD and YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 462k.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 462k. (1) A person who knows that another person is being

 

subjected to a violation of this chapter shall immediately report

 

that violation to a police agency. This subsection does not apply

 

if the person is not able to immediately report the violation

 

provided that he or she immediately reports the violation when able

 

to do so.

 

     (2) The requirements for reporting a violation of this chapter

 

are met if either of the following applies:

 

     (a) The person contacts a 9-1-1 emergency operator and reports

 

the violation.

 

     (b) The person contacts the department of state police using

 

the toll-free number established by that department under the human

 

trafficking reporting act and reports the violation.

 

     (3) The reporting requirements of this section include an

 

anonymous report if the person reports sufficient information to

 

identify the victim and nature of the offense.

 

     (4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or

 

a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

 

     (5) As used in this section, "police agency" means any of the

 

following entities having jurisdiction of the offense:

 

     (a) The department of state police.

 

     (b) A county sheriff's office.

 

     (c) The police department of a village, city, or township.

 

     (d) The police department of a community college, college, or

 

university.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 499                                      

 

          of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.