SENTENCING GUIDELINES: MISIDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL FATHER
House Bill 4639
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander C. Lipsey
Committee: Criminal Justice
Complete to 5-10-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4639 AS INTRODUCED 4-24-01
The bill is a companion bill to House Bill 4638, which would amend the Michigan Adoption Code to prohibit individuals from knowingly misidentifying someone as the biological father of a child undergoing adoption. House Bill 4639 would amend Chapter XVII of the Code of Criminal Procedure to specify that fraudulent misidentification of a biological parent would be a Class G misdemeanor against a person, with a two-year statutory maximum sentence of imprisonment. The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4638.
MCL 777.15
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.