HOUSE BILL No. 6079
May 9, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Koetje and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice. A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "Michigan penal code," by amending sections 16, 25, 33, 34, 44, 45, 50c, 57, 60, 64, 90c, 113, 114, 123, 125, 138, 140, 149, 150, 151, 153, 172, 173, 183, 184, 191, 192, 197a, 215, 217, 217c, 219, 220, 240, 263, 264, 287, 288, 294, 295, 298, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 314, 330, 331, 335, 335a, 354, 359, 368, 371, 375, 389, 393, 404, 407, 408, 410, 411a, 411d, 414, 428, 429, 430, 454, 466, 478, 482, 490a, 492, 502b, 508, 509, 519, 524, 537, 538, 540e, 540f, and 561 (MCL 750.16, 750.25, 750.33, 750.34, 750.44, 750.45, 750.50c, 750.57, 750.60, 750.64, 750.90c, 750.113, 750.114, 750.123, 750.125, 750.138, 750.140, 750.149, 750.150, 750.151, 750.153, 750.172, 750.173, 750.183, 750.184, 750.191, 750.192, 750.197a, 750.215, 750.217, 750.217c, 750.219, 750.220, 750.240, 750.263, 750.264, 750.287, 750.288, 750.294, 750.295, 750.298, 750.301, 04460'01 TLG 2 750.302, 750.304, 750.305, 750.306, 750.314, 750.330, 750.331, 750.335, 750.335a, 750.354, 750.359, 750.368, 750.371, 750.375, 750.389, 750.393, 750.404, 750.407, 750.408, 750.410, 750.411a, 750.411d, 750.414, 750.428, 750.429, 750.430, 750.454, 750.466, 750.478, 750.482, 750.490a, 750.492, 750.502b, 750.508, 750.509, 750.519, 750.524, 750.537, 750.538, 750.540e, 750.540f, and 750.561), section 50c as added by 1994 PA 336, section 90c as amended by 2001 PA 1, section 125 as amended by 1999 PA 251, sec- tions 215, 371, 524, 537, and 538 as amended by 1991 PA 145, sec- tion 217c as added and section 368 as amended by 1998 PA 360, sections 263 and 264 as amended by 1997 PA 155, section 302 as amended by 1989 PA 85, section 375 as amended by 1996 PA 206, section 411a as amended by 2000 PA 370, section 411d as added by 1980 PA 490, section 502b as amended by 1991 PA 44, section 508 as amended by 1990 PA 77, section 540e as amended by 1988 PA 395, and section 540f as added by 1996 PA 333. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 16. Adulterating drugs or medicines in manner injuri- 2 ous to health--Any A person who shall fraudulently 3 adulterate ADULTERATES, for the purpose of sale, any drug or 4 medicine , in such manner SO as to render the same DRUG OR 5 MEDICINE injurious to health , shall be IS guilty of a misde- 6 meanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR 7 not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 8 dollars $1,000.00. 9 Sec. 25. (1) Adulteration of butter and cream--Any A 10 person , his agent or servant who shall, within this state, have 04460'01 3 1 in his possession POSSESSES with intent to sell, or offer or 2 expose for sale, or sell as butter or as cream, any A product 3 which THAT is adulterated within the meaning of this section , 4 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 5 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine 6 of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 7 (2) Butter shall be deemed to be IS adulterated within the 8 meaning of this section IF 1 OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 9 EXIST: 10 (A) 1. If the THE fat content is not exclusively derived 11 from cow's milk. ; 12 (B) 2. If it THE BUTTER contains less than 80 per cent 13 80% of milk fat. ; 14 (3) Cream shall be deemed to be IS adulterated within the 15 meaning of this section if it 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDI- 16 TIONS EXIST: 17 (A) THE CREAM contains less than 18 per cent 18% of milk 18 fat. or 19 (B) THE CREAM is not that portion of milk, rich in milk fat, 20 which THAT rises to the surface of milk on standing, or is sep- 21 arated from it by centrifugal force. , or 22 (C) THE CREAM is not clean. 23 Sec. 33. (1) Any A person , who, with intent to sell, 24 purchase, or in anywise dispose of, or acquire merchandise, 25 securities, service, or anything offered or sought by such THE 26 person, directly or indirectly, to or from the public for sale, 27 purchase, or distribution, or with intent to increase the 04460'01 4 1 consumption thereof OF MERCHANDISE, SECURITIES, SERVICE, OR 2 OTHER THING OFFERED OR SOUGHT, or to induce the public in any 3 manner to enter into any AN obligation relating thereto or 4 any TO OR interest therein IN THE MERCHANDISE, SECURITIES, 5 SERVICE, OR OTHER THING OFFERED OR SOUGHT, makes, publishes, dis- 6 seminates, circulates, or places before the public, or causes 7 directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, 8 circulated, or placed before or communicated to the public, in 9 this state, in a newspaper or by radio broadcast, television, 10 telephone, or telegraph or other mode of communication or publi- 11 cation or in the form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, 12 circular, pamphlet, letter, or communication, including communi- 13 cation by telephone or telegraph to 2 or more persons, or in any 14 other way, in advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, 15 securities, service, or anything so offered to or sought from the 16 public, or regarding the motive or purpose of a sale, purchase, 17 distribution, or acquisition, which advertisement contains any 18 AN assertion, representation, or statement or illustration, 19 including statements of present or former sale price or value, 20 which is untrue FALSE, deceptive, or misleading, or calculated 21 to subject any ANOTHER person to disadvantage or injury through 22 the publication of false or deceptive statements or as part of a 23 plan or scheme with the intent, design, or purpose not to sell 24 the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised at the 25 price stated therein, or otherwise communicated, or with intent 26 not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so 27 advertised shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 04460'01 5 1 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or 2 by a fine of not more than $500.00: Provided, however, That 3 the provisions of this section shall $1,000.00. 4 (2) SUBSECTION (1) DOES not apply to any AN owner, pub- 5 lisher, printer, agent, or employee of a newspaper or other pub- 6 lication, periodical, or circular, or of a radio station or tele- 7 vision station, who in good faith and without knowledge of the 8 falsity or deceptive character thereof, publishes, causes to be 9 published, or takes part in the publication of such AN adver- 10 tisement : Provided further, That with respect to use of a 11 telephone by subscribers or users, the provisions of this section 12 shall DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1). 13 (3) SUBJECTION (1) DOES not apply to any person, firm, or 14 corporation providing telephone service TO SUBSCRIBERS as a 15 public utility. 16 Sec. 34. Immoral advertising--Any A person who shall 17 advertise ADVERTISES in his OR HER own name or in the name of 18 another person, firm or pretended firm, association, OR corpora- 19 tion or pretended corporation, in any A newspaper, pamphlet, 20 circular, periodical, or other written or printed paper, or the 21 owner, publisher, or manager of any A newspaper or periodical 22 who shall permit PERMITS to be published or inserted in any A 23 newspaper or periodical owned or controlled by him OR HER, an 24 advertisement of the treating or curing of venereal diseases, the 25 restoration of " Lost LOST manhood" or " Lost LOST vitality or 26 vigor", or shall advertise ADVERTISES in any manner that he OR 27 SHE is a specialist in diseases of the sexual organs, or diseases 04460'01 6 1 caused by sexual vice , self-abuse OR MASTURBATION, or in any 2 diseases of like cause, or shall advertise in any manner any med- 3 icine, drug, compound, appliance, or any means whatever whereby 4 sexual diseases of men or women may be cured or relieved, or mis- 5 carriage or abortion produced, shall be IS guilty of a misde- 6 meanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR 7 not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 8 dollars $1,000.00. 9 Sec. 44. Trick or acrobatic flying--Any AN aeronaut or 10 passenger who, while in flight over a thickly inhabited area or 11 over a public gathering , within this state, shall engage 12 ENGAGES in trick or acrobatic flying , or in any acrobatic feat 13 , or, shall, except while in landing or taking off, fly 14 FLIES at such a low level as to endanger the persons on the sur- 15 face beneath, or drop or release any object or thing which THAT 16 may endanger life or injure property except when necessary to the 17 personal safety of the aeronaut or passenger, shall be IS 18 guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county 19 jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 20 500 dollars $1,000.00. 21 Sec. 45. Open air assemblies, flying over--Any A person 22 who shall operate any OPERATES AN aircraft over open air assem- 23 blies of people at a height of less than 1,500 feet from the 24 ground , shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 25 imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or 26 by A fine of not more than 500 dollars: Provided, That this 27 $1,000.00. THIS section shall DOES not apply to groups 04460'01 7 1 assembled for the purpose of witnessing aerial exhibitions and 2 stunt flying, nor to groups assembled at a flying field. 3 Sec. 50c. (1) As used in this section: 4 (a) "Dog handler" means a peace officer who has successfully 5 completed training in the handling of a police dog pursuant to a 6 policy of the law enforcement agency that employs that peace 7 officer. 8 (b) "Physical harm" means any injury to a dog's or horse's 9 physical condition. 10 (c) "Police dog" means a dog used by a law enforcement 11 agency of this state or of a local unit of government of this 12 state that is trained for law enforcement work and subject to the 13 control of a dog handler. 14 (d) "Police horse" means a horse used by a law enforcement 15 agency of this state or of a local unit of government of this 16 state for law enforcement work. 17 (e) "Serious physical harm" means any injury to a dog's or 18 horse's physical condition or welfare that is not necessarily 19 permanent but that constitutes substantial body disfigurement, or 20 that seriously impairs the function of a body organ or limb. 21 (2) A person shall not intentionally kill or cause serious 22 physical harm to a police dog or police horse. 23 (3) A person shall not intentionally cause physical harm to 24 a police dog or police horse. 25 (4) A person shall not intentionally harass or interfere 26 with a police dog or police horse lawfully performing its 27 duties. 04460'01 8 1 (5) A person who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a 2 felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a 3 fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both. 4 (6) Except as provided in subsection (7), a person who vio- 5 lates subsection (3) or (4) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable 6 by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more 7 than $500.00 $1,000.00, or both. 8 (7) A person who violates subsection (3) or (4) while com- 9 mitting a crime is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment 10 for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00 11 $1,500.00, or both. 12 (8) This section does not prohibit an individual from being 13 charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation 14 of law committed by that individual while violating this 15 section. 16 Sec. 57. Burial of dead animals--Any A person or persons 17 who shall put any WHO PLACES A dead animal or part of the car- 18 cass of any A dead animal , into any A lake, river, creek, 19 pond, road, street, alley, lane, lot, field, meador, or common, 20 or in any place within 1 mile of the residence of any A person, 21 or persons, except the same and every part thereof be OF THE 22 CARCASS IS buried at least 4 feet under ground UNDERGROUND, and 23 the owner or owners thereof who shall knowingly permit the 24 same CARCASS OR PART OF A CARCASS to remain in any of the 25 aforesaid THOSE places, to the injury of the health, or to the 26 annoyance of the citizens of this state, or any of them, shall 27 be ANOTHER IS guilty of a misdemeanor. ; and every EVERY 24 04460'01 9 1 hours said THAT THE owner may permit the same PERMITS THE 2 CARCASS OR PART OF A CARCASS to remain after such A conviction 3 , shall be deemed UNDER THIS SECTION IS an additional offense 4 against the provisions of UNDER this section, a misdemeanor , 5 punishable by a fine of not less than 50 dollars nor $50.00 OR 6 more than 100 dollars, $500.00 or by imprisonment of FOR not 7 less than 30 days nor more than 90 days. 8 Sec. 60. (1) Docking horses tails--Any A person who 9 shall cut CUTS the bone of the tail of any A horse for the 10 purpose of docking the tail, or any person who shall cause 11 CAUSES or knowingly permit it PERMITS THE CUTTING to be done 12 upon the premises of which he OR SHE is the owner, lessee, 13 proprietor, or user, or any person who shall assist ASSISTS 14 in or be IS present at such cutting, shall be IS guilty of a 15 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 16 of FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 17 dollars: Provided, That such $1,000.00. HOWEVER, THIS SUBSEC- 18 TION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE cutting of the bone of the tail of 19 any A horse for the purpose of docking the tail shall be 20 lawful when a certificate of a regularly qualified veterinary 21 surgeon shall IS first be obtained certifying that such THE 22 cutting is necessary for the health or safety of such THE 23 horse. 24 (2) If a horse shall be IS found with its tail so cut 25 and with the wound resulting from such THE cutting unhealed, 26 upon the premises of any person, such THOSE facts shall be 27 prima facie evidence that the person occupying or using the 04460'01 10 1 premises on which such THAT horse is so found has committed 2 the offense described in this section SUBSECTION (1). 3 (3) If a horse shall be IS found with its tail so cut 4 and with the wound resulting therefrom unhealed, in the charge or 5 custody of any person, such THAT fact shall be prima facie evi- 6 dence that the person having the charge or custody of such THAT 7 horse has committed the offense charged in this section 8 SUBSECTION (1). 9 Sec. 64. Penalty for failing to register docked 10 horses--Any A person or persons violating any of the 11 provisions WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION of this chapter by failing 12 to register any A docked horse or horses, as herein provided 13 , shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by impris- 14 onment in the county jail FOR not more than 6 months or by a 15 fine of not more than 250 dollars $750.00. 16 Sec. 90c. A person who commits a grossly negligent act 17 against a pregnant individual is guilty of a crime as follows: 18 (a) If the act results in a miscarriage or stillbirth by 19 that individual or death to the embryo or fetus, a felony punish- 20 able by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not 21 more than $7,500.00, or both. 22 (b) If the act results in great bodily harm to the embryo or 23 fetus, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 24 years or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both. 25 (c) If the act results in serious or aggravated physical 26 injury to the embryo or fetus, a misdemeanor punishable by 04460'01 11 1 imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more 2 than $500.00, or both. 3 (d) If the act results in physical injury to the embryo or 4 fetus, a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00 $500.00, or both. 6 Sec. 113. Opening or attempting to open coin box, 7 etc.--Any A person who maliciously and wilfully WILLFULLY, by 8 and with the aid and use of any key, instrument, device, or 9 explosive, blows or attempts to blow, or forces or attempts to 10 force an entrance into any coin box, depository box, or other 11 receptacle established and maintained for the convenience of the 12 public, or of any person or persons, in making payment for any 13 article of merchandise or service, wherein is contained any money 14 or thing of value, or extracts or obtains, or attempts to extract 15 or obtain, therefrom any such money or thing of value so depos- 16 ited or contained therein, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor 17 , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more 18 than 6 months or by a fine of not more than 250 dollars 19 $750.00. 20 Sec. 114. Breaking and entering outside show case, 21 etc.--Any A person who shall break and enter, or enter without 22 breaking, at any time, any outside show case SHOWCASE or other 23 outside enclosed counter used for the display of goods, wares, or 24 merchandise, with intent to commit the crime of larceny, shall 25 be IS guilty of A misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in 26 the county jail FOR not more than 6 months or by a fine of not 27 more than 250 dollars $750.00. 04460'01 12 1 Sec. 123. Officer omitting duty for reward--Any A 2 sheriff, coroner, constable, peace officer, or any other officer 3 authorized to serve process or arrest or apprehend offenders 4 against criminal law who shall receive from a defendant or from 5 any other person any money or other valuable thing or any service 6 or promise to pay or give money or to perform or omit to perform 7 any act as a consideration, reward, or inducement, for omitting 8 or delaying to arrest any defendant, or to carry him OR HER 9 before a magistrate, or for delaying to take any person to 10 prison, or for postponing the sale of any property under an exe- 11 cution, or for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertain- 12 ing to his OR HER office, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor 13 , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more 14 than 6 months or by A fine of not more than 250 dollars: 15 Provided, That if such $750.00. HOWEVER, IF THAT defendant 16 shall be IS charged with an offense against the criminal laws 17 of the THIS state, of Michigan, any AN officer convicted 18 under the provisions of this section , may , in the discre- 19 tion of the court, be punished by any fine or by any term of 20 imprisonment or both such A fine and imprisonment, within the 21 limits fixed by the statute which such THAT THE defendant is 22 charged with having violated. 23 Sec. 125. (1) A person shall not give, offer, or promise a 24 commission, gift, or gratuity to an agent, employee, or other 25 person or do or offer to do an act beneficial to an agent, 26 employee, or other person with intent to influence the action of 04460'01 13 1 the agent or employee in relation to his or her principal's or 2 employer's business. 3 (2) An agent or employee shall not request or accept a com- 4 mission, gift, or gratuity, or a promise of a commission, gift, 5 or gratuity, for the agent, employee, or another person or the 6 doing of an act or offer of an act beneficial to the agent, 7 employee, or another person according to an agreement or under- 8 standing between the agent or employee and any other person that 9 the agent or employee shall act in a particular manner in rela- 10 tion to his or her principal's or employer's business. 11 (3) A person shall not use or give to an agent, employee, or 12 other person, and an agent or employee shall not use, approve, or 13 certify, with intent to deceive the principal or employer, a 14 receipt, account, invoice, or other document concerning which the 15 principal or employer is interested that contains a statement 16 that is materially false, erroneous, or defective or omits to 17 state fully any commission, money, property, or other valuable 18 thing given or agreed to be given to the agent or employee. 19 (4) Evidence is not admissible in any proceeding or prosecu- 20 tion under this section to show that a gift or acceptance of a 21 commission, money, property, or other valuable thing described in 22 this section is customary in a business, trade, or calling. The 23 customary nature of a transaction is not a defense in a proceed- 24 ing or prosecution under this section. 25 (5) In a proceeding or prosecution under this section, a 26 person shall not be excused from attending and testifying or from 27 producing documentary evidence pursuant to a subpoena on the 04460'01 14 1 ground that the testimony or evidence may tend to incriminate him 2 or her or subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture. 3 Truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information com- 4 pelled under this section and any information derived directly or 5 indirectly from that truthful testimony, evidence, or other 6 truthful information shall not be used against the witness in a 7 criminal case, except for impeachment purposes or in a prosecu- 8 tion for perjury or otherwise failing to testify or produce evi- 9 dence as required. 10 (6) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misde- 11 meanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a 12 fine of not more than $500.00 $1,000.00, or both. 13 Sec. 138. Interfering with legal custody of dependent, 14 neglected and delinquent children--Any A person who shall in 15 any manner interfere or attempt INTERFERES OR ATTEMPTS to 16 interfere with the custody of any CHILD WHO HAS BEEN ADJUDGED TO 17 BE dependent, neglected, or delinquent child who has been 18 adjudged to be such pursuant to Act No. 6 of the Public Acts of 19 1907, Extra Session, as amended, being sections 12834 to 12849, 20 inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929, subsequently to CHAPTER 21 XIIA OF THE PROBATE CODE OF 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 TO 22 712A.32, AFTER the making of an order of commitment to a state 23 institution or otherwise, in accordance with said THAT act and 24 pending the actual admission and reception of such THE child as 25 an inmate of the institution, school, or home to which commitment 26 is made; and any person who shall entice such ENTICES THE 27 neglected, dependent, or delinquent child from and out of the 04460'01 15 1 custody of the person or persons entitled thereto under the order 2 of the court or who shall in any way interfere or attempt to 3 interfere with such THE custody; and any A person who shall 4 entice or procure any such ENTICES OR PROCURES THE child commit- 5 ted as aforesaid to leave and depart from any hospital or other 6 place where such THE child may have been WAS placed pursuant 7 to the order of the court for the purpose of receiving medical 8 treatment pending admission into the state institution, school, 9 home, or other institution or place to which commitment may have 10 been made, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable 11 by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year , 12 or by A fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 13 Sec. 140. Exhibition, etc., of children in certain 14 cases-- Any person having the care, custody, or control of any 15 child under 16 years of age, who shall exhibit, use, or employ, 16 or who shall apprentice, give away, let out, or otherwise dispose 17 of any such THE child to any person in or for the vocation, 18 service, or occupation of rope or wire walking, gymnast, contor- 19 tionist, rider, or acrobat, dancing, or begging in any place 20 whatsoever, or for any obscene, indecent, or immoral purpose, 21 exhibition, or practice whatsoever, or for any exhibition injuri- 22 ous to the health or dangerous to the life or limb of such THE 23 child, or who shall cause, procure, or encourage such THE child 24 to engage therein, and any person who shall take, receive, hire, 25 employ, use, exhibit, or have in custody any such child for any 26 of the purposes mentioned in this section, shall be IS guilty 27 of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county 04460'01 16 1 jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 2 500 dollars $1,000.00. 3 Sec. 149. Punishment-- Any person having knowledge of the 4 commission of any offense punishable with death, or by imprison- 5 ment in the state prison, who shall take any money, or any gratu- 6 ity or reward, or any engagement therefor, upon an agreement or 7 understanding, express or implied, to compound or conceal such 8 offense, or not to prosecute therefor, or not to give evidence 9 thereof, shall, when such offense of which he OR SHE has knowl- 10 edge was punishable with death, or imprisonment in the state 11 prison for life, be IS guilty of a felony; and where the 12 offense, of which he OR SHE so had knowledge, was punishable in 13 any other manner, he shall be OR SHE IS guilty of a misdemeanor 14 , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more 15 than 1 year , or by A fine of not more than 500 dollars 16 $1,000.00. 17 Sec. 150. If any unmarried woman shall conceal CONCEALS 18 the death of any issue of her body, so that it may not be known 19 whether such issue was born alive or not, or whether it was not 20 murdered, she shall be punished by A fine not exceeding 100 21 dollars, $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the county jail FOR not 22 more than 1 year. 23 Sec. 151. Definition and punishment-- All contracts, 24 agreements, understandings, and combinations made, entered into, 25 or knowingly assented to, by and between any parties capable of 26 making a contract or agreement which would be valid at law or in 27 equity, the purpose or object or intent of which shall be to 04460'01 17 1 limit, control, or in any manner to restrict or regulate the 2 amount of production or the quantity of any article or commodity 3 to be raised, or produced by mining, manufacture, agriculture, or 4 any other branch of business or labor, or to enhance, control or 5 regulate the market price thereof, or in any manner to prevent or 6 restrict free competition in the production or sale of any such 7 article or commodity, shall be illegal and void, and every such 8 contract, agreement, understanding, and combination shall consti- 9 tute a criminal conspiracy. And every person who, for himself OR 10 HERSELF personally, or as a member, or in the name of a partner- 11 ship, or as a member, agent, or officer of a corporation, or of 12 any association for business purposes of any kind, who shall 13 enter into or knowingly consent to any such void and illegal con- 14 tract, agreement, understanding, or combination, shall be deemed 15 a party to such conspiracy. 16 All parties so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 17 , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more 18 than 6 months or by a fine of not more than 250 dollars 19 $750.00. And the prosecution for offenses under this section may 20 be instituted and the trial had in any county where any of the 21 conspirators become parties to such conspiracy, or in which any 22 one 1 of the conspirators shall reside. : Provided, however, 23 That this THIS section shall in no manner invalidate or affect 24 contracts for what is known and recognized as common law and in 25 equity as contracts for the "good will of a trade or business"; 26 but all such contracts shall be left to stand upon the same terms 04460'01 18 1 and within the same limitations recognized at common law and in 2 equity. 3 Sec. 153. Carrying into effect such unlawful contracts-- 4 The carrying into effect, in whole or in part, of any such ille- 5 gal contract, agreement, understanding, or combination as men- 6 tioned in the first section of this chapter and every act which 7 THAT shall be done for that purpose by any of the parties or 8 through their agency or the agency of any one 1 of them, shall 9 constitute CONSTITUTES a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 10 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year , or by A 11 fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 12 Sec. 172. Accepting challenge and abetting a duel-- Any 13 person who shall accept any such challenge, or who shall know- 14 ingly carry or deliver any such challenge or message, whether a 15 duel ensue or not, and every person who shall be present at the 16 fighting of a duel with deadly weapons as an aid or second, or 17 surgeon, or who shall advise, encourage, or promote such duel, 18 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 19 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year , or by A 20 fine of not more than 500 dollars, $1,000.00 and shall IS 21 also be disqualified as mentioned in the preceding section. 22 Sec. 173. Posting for not accepting challenge to duel-- 23 Any person who shall post or advertise another, or in writing or 24 print, use any reproachful or contemptuous language, to or con- 25 cerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or 26 accepting a challenge, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , 04460'01 19 1 punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 2 6 months or by A fine of not more than 250 dollars $750.00. 3 Sec. 183. Aiding escape of and rescuing prisoners-- Any 4 person who shall convey CONVEYS into any jail, prison, or other 5 like place of confinement, any disguise or any instrument, tool, 6 weapon, or other thing, adapted or useful to aid any prisoner in 7 making his OR HER escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of 8 any prisoner there lawfully committed or detained, or shall by 9 any means whatever, aid or assist any such prisoner in his OR 10 HER endeavor to make his escape therefrom, whether such escape 11 be effected or attempted, or not, and every person who shall 12 forcibly rescue any prisoner, held in custody upon any conviction 13 or charge of an offense, shall be IS guilty of a felony , 14 punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 7 15 years; or, if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or 16 intended, was charged with an offense not capital, nor punishable 17 by imprisonment in the state prison, then the offense mentioned 18 in this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by 19 imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year , or 20 by A fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 21 Sec. 184. Aiding escape from an officer-- Any person who 22 shall aid or assist any prisoner in escaping or attempting to 23 escape from any officer or person who shall have the lawful cus- 24 tody of such prisoner , shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , 25 punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 26 1 year , or by A fine of not more than 500 dollars 27 $1,000.00. 04460'01 20 1 Sec. 191. Refusing, omitting and delaying to arrest-- Any 2 officer authorized to serve process, who shall wilfully 3 WILLFULLY and corruptly refuse REFUSES to execute any lawful 4 process to him OR HER directed, and requiring him OR HER to 5 apprehend or confine any person convicted or charged with an 6 offense, or who shall wilfully WILLFULLY and corruptly omit or 7 delay OMITS OR DELAYS to execute such process, whereby such 8 person shall escape and go at large, shall be IS guilty of a 9 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 10 FOR not more than 1 year , or by a fine of not more than 500 11 dollars $1,000.00. 12 Sec. 192. Aiding escape of prisoners of Wisconsin being 13 transported through Michigan-- It shall be lawful for any sher- 14 iff, coroner, constable, or other officer of the state of 15 Wisconsin or other person lawfully authorized under the laws of 16 the state of Wisconsin to act as any such officer, having in his 17 OR HER lawful custody any person or persons, arrested in the 18 state of Wisconsin, under a criminal warrant or process, or under 19 any writ, order, or process in a civil action or proceeding, 20 issued out of or by any court of said state of Wisconsin, or by 21 any officer of said state of Wisconsin, authorized to issue such 22 warrant, writ, process, or order, to convey or transport any 23 such THE prisoner through any portion of the state of Michigan, 24 whenever it shall be necessary or convenient so to do in order to 25 bring such THE prisoner before any such court or officer of the 26 state of Wisconsin, or to deliver him THE PRISONER to any 27 jailor, or commit him THE PRISONER to any prison of said state 04460'01 21 1 of Wisconsin, for any lawful purpose whatsoever. Any such 2 officer of the state of Wisconsin, shall, while in the state of 3 Michigan with any prisoner or prisoners in his THE OFFICER'S 4 custody for the purposes aforesaid, have HAS all the rights and 5 powers in relation to such prisoner or prisoners as would a sher- 6 iff of this state. 7 It shall not be lawful for any AN officer of the THIS 8 state of Michigan to SHALL NOT discharge any such prisoner from 9 custody under writ of habeas corpus or other proceeding brought 10 for that purpose, when it shall be made to appear that such THE 11 prisoner is in custody as in the preceding paragraph stated. And 12 it shall be a sufficient answer to said writ of habeas corpus or 13 other proceeding, by the officer or person having such custody, 14 that he OR SHE holds such THE prisoner by virtue of a lawful 15 warrant, writ, process, or order as in the preceding paragraph 16 stated, and he OR SHE shall annex to such THE answer a copy of 17 the warrant, writ, process, or order under which he OR SHE claims 18 custody of such THE prisoner. 19 Any person who shall in any manner aid or assist any such 20 A prisoner so being conveyed or transported through the THIS 21 state of Michigan, to escape from the officer or person having 22 him THE PRISONER so in lawful custody, or who shall resist any 23 such RESISTS THE officer or person , while engaged in convey- 24 ing or transporting any such THE prisoner through this state, 25 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 26 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year , or by a 27 fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 04460'01 22 1 Sec. 197a. Any A person who shall break or escape 2 BREAKS OR ESCAPES from lawful custody under any criminal process, 3 including periods while at large on bail, shall be IS guilty of 4 a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 5 not more than 1 year , or by a fine of not more than 6 $500.00 $1,000.00. 7 Sec. 215. Any person who falsely assumes or pretends to be 8 a sheriff, deputy sheriff, conservation officer, coroner, consta- 9 ble, police officer, or member of the Michigan state police, and 10 shall take upon himself or herself to act as such, or to require 11 any person to aid and assist him or her in any matter pertaining 12 to the duty of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, conservation officer, 13 coroner, constable, police officer, or member of the Michigan 14 state police, or shall falsely take upon himself or herself to 15 act or officiate in any office or place of authority, shall be 16 IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment for not 17 more than 1 year , or by A fine of not more than $500.00 18 $1,000.00. 19 Sec. 217. Disguising with intent to intimidate, etc.-- 20 Any person who shall in any manner disguise DISGUISES himself 21 , OR HERSELF with intent to obstruct the due execution of the 22 law, or with intent to intimidate, hinder or interrupt any offi- 23 cer or any other person , in the legal performance of his OR 24 HER duty, or the exercise of his OR HER rights under the consti- 25 tution and laws of this state, whether such intent be effected or 26 not, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 04460'01 23 1 imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or 2 by A fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 3 Sec. 217c. (1) A person shall not impersonate, falsely rep- 4 resent himself or herself as, or falsely act as a public officer 5 or public employee and prepare, issue, serve, execute, or other- 6 wise act to further the operation of any legal process or unau- 7 thorized process that affects or purports to affect persons or 8 property. 9 (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) or (4), a person 10 who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable 11 by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more 12 than $500.00 $1,000.00, or both. 13 (3) A person who violates subsection (1) after a prior con- 14 viction for violating subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor 15 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of 16 not more than $1,000.00 $1,500.00, or both. 17 (4) A person who violates subsection (1) after 2 or more 18 prior convictions for violating subsection (1) is guilty of a 19 felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a 20 fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. 21 (5) This section does not prohibit a person from being 22 charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation 23 of law that individual commits while violating this section. 24 (6) This section does not prohibit individuals from assembl- 25 ing lawfully or lawful free expression of opinions or designation 26 of group affiliation or association. 04460'01 24 1 (7) As used in this section: 2 (a) "Lawful tribunal" means a tribunal created, established, 3 authorized, or sanctioned by law or a tribunal of a private 4 organization, association, or entity to the extent that the 5 organization, association, or entity seeks in a lawful manner to 6 affect only the rights or property of persons who are members or 7 associates of that organization, association, or entity. 8 (b) "Legal process" means a summons, complaint, pleading, 9 writ, warrant, injunction, notice, subpoena, lien, order, or 10 other document issued or entered by or on behalf of a court or 11 lawful tribunal or lawfully filed with or recorded by a govern- 12 mental agency that is used as a means of exercising or acquiring 13 jurisdiction over a person or property, to assert or give notice 14 of a legal claim against a person or property, or to direct per- 15 sons to take or refrain from an action. 16 (c) "Public employee" means an employee of this state, an 17 employee of a city, village, township, or county of this state, 18 or an employee of a department, board, agency, institution, com- 19 mission, authority, division, council, college, university, 20 court, school district, intermediate school district, special 21 district, or other public entity of this state or of a city, vil- 22 lage, township, or county in this state, but does not include a 23 person whose employment results from election or appointment. 24 (d) "Public officer" means a person who is elected or 25 appointed to any of the following: 26 (i) An office established by the state constitution of 27 1963. 04460'01 25 1 (ii) A public office of a city, village, township, or county 2 in this state. 3 (iii) A department, board, agency, institution, commission, 4 court, authority, division, council, college, university, school 5 district, intermediate school district, special district, or 6 other public entity of this state or a city, village, township, 7 or county in this state. 8 (e) "Unauthorized process" means either of the following: 9 (i) A document simulating legal process that is prepared or 10 issued by or on behalf of an entity that purports or represents 11 itself to be a lawful tribunal or a court, public officer, or 12 other agency created, established, authorized, or sanctioned by 13 law but that is not a lawful tribunal or a court, public officer, 14 or other agency created, established, authorized, or sanctioned 15 by law. 16 (ii) A document that would otherwise be legal process except 17 that it was not issued or entered by or on behalf of a court or 18 lawful tribunal or lawfully filed with or recorded by a govern- 19 mental agency as required by law. 20 Sec. 219. Written false statements about financial condi- 21 tion to obtain credit, etc.-- Any person shall be IS guilty of 22 a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 23 for not more than 1 year , or by a fine of not more than 500 24 dollars $1,000.00, who, either individually or in a representa- 25 tive capacity, DOES 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: 26 (A) First, shall knowingly make KNOWINGLY MAKES a false 27 statement in writing to any person, firm or corporation engaged 04460'01 26 1 in banking or other business respecting his OR HER own financial 2 condition or the financial condition of any firm or corporation 3 with which he OR SHE is connected as a member, director, officer, 4 employe EMPLOYEE, or agent, for the purpose of procuring a loan 5 or credit in any form or an extension of credit from the person, 6 firm or corporation to whom such THE false statement is made, 7 either for his OR HER own use or for the use of the firm or cor- 8 poration with which he OR SHE is connected as aforesaid. ; or 9 (B) Second, having HAVING previously made, or having 10 knowledge that another has previously made a statement in writing 11 to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in banking or other 12 business respecting his OR HER own financial condition or the 13 financial condition of any firm or corporation with which he OR 14 SHE is connected as aforesaid, shall afterwards procure on faith 15 of such statement from the person, firm, or corporation to whom 16 such THE previous statement has been made, either for his OR 17 HER own use or for the use of the firm or corporation with which 18 he OR SHE is so connected, a loan or credit in any form, or an 19 extension of credit, knowing at the time of such THE procuring 20 that such THE previously made statement is in any material par- 21 ticular false with respect to the present financial condition of 22 himself OR HERSELF or of the firm or corporation with which he OR 23 SHE is so connected. ; or 24 (C) Third, shall deliver DELIVERS to any note broker or 25 other agent for the sale or negotiation of commercial paper, any 26 statement in writing, knowing the same IT to be false, 27 respecting his OR HER own financial condition or the financial 04460'01 27 1 condition of any firm or corporation with which he OR SHE is 2 connected as aforesaid, for the purpose of having such THE 3 statement used in furtherance of the sale, pledge, or negotiation 4 of any note, bill, or other instrument for the payment of money 5 made or endorsed or accepted or owned in whole or in part by him 6 OR HER individually or by the firm or corporation with which he 7 OR SHE is so connected. ; or 8 (D) Fourth, having HAVING previously delivered or having 9 knowledge that another has previously delivered to any note 10 broker or other agent for the sale or negotiation of commercial 11 paper a statement in writing respecting his OR HER own financial 12 condition or the financial condition of any firm or corporation 13 with which he OR SHE is connected as aforesaid, shall afterwards 14 deliver to such THE note broker or other agent for the purpose 15 of sale, pledge, or negotiation on faith of such THE statement, 16 any note, bill, or other instrument for the payment of money made 17 or endorsed or accepted or owned in whole or in part by himself 18 OR HERSELF individually or by the firm or corporation with which 19 he OR SHE is so connected, knowing at the time that such previ- 20 ously delivered statement is in any material particular false as 21 to the present financial condition of himself OR HERSELF or of 22 such firm or corporation. 23 Sec. 220. Written false statement of property valuation, 24 etc., to obtain credit-- Any person who wilfully WILLFULLY and 25 knowingly makes any false statement in writing of his or her 26 property valuation, real or personal, or both, or of his or her 27 indebtedness, for the purpose of obtaining credit from any 04460'01 28 1 person, company, co-partnership, association, or corporation, 2 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 3 ment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or by A fine 4 of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 5 Sec. 240. Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully 6 commit any one KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY COMMITS 1 or more of the 7 following actions shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor and 8 punished PUNISHABLE by imprisonment for not more than 1 year and 9 may be fined A FINE OF not more than $500.00 $1,000.00: 10 (a) Raise a false alarm of fire at any gathering or in any 11 public place. ; 12 (b) Ring any bell or operate any mechanical apparatus, elec- 13 trical apparatus or combination thereof, for the purpose of cre- 14 ating a false alarm of fire. ; 15 (c) Raise a false alarm of fire orally, by telephone or in 16 person. 17 Sec. 263. (1) A person who willfully counterfeits an iden- 18 tifying mark with intent to deceive or defraud another person or 19 to represent an item of property or service as bearing or identi- 20 fied by an authorized identifying mark is guilty of a misdemeanor 21 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of 22 not more than $500.00 $1,000.00, or both. 23 (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who will- 24 fully delivers, offers to deliver, uses, displays, advertises, or 25 possesses with intent to deliver any item of property or services 26 bearing, or identified by a counterfeit mark, is guilty of a 27 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year 04460'01 29 1 or a fine of not more than $500.00 $1,000.00 or 3 times the 2 aggregate value of the violation, whichever is greater, or both 3 imprisonment and a fine. 4 (3) A person who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a 5 felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a 6 fine of not more than $50,000.00 or 3 times the aggregate value 7 of the violation, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and 8 a fine, if any of the following apply: 9 (a) The person has a prior conviction under this section, 10 section 264 or 265a, or former section 265 or a law of the United 11 States or another state substantially corresponding to this sec- 12 tion, section 264 or 265a, or former section 265. 13 (b) The violation involved more than 100 items of property. 14 (c) The aggregate value of the violation is more than 15 $1,000.00. 16 (4) A person who willfully manufactures or produces an item 17 of property bearing or identified by a counterfeit mark is guilty 18 of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years 19 or a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or 3 times the aggregate 20 value of the violation, whichever is greater, or both imprison- 21 ment and a fine. 22 (5) Willful possession of more than 25 items of property 23 bearing or identified by a counterfeit mark gives rise to a 24 rebuttable presumption that the person possessed those items with 25 intent to deliver them in violation of subsection (2). 26 (6) Any item of property bearing a counterfeit mark shall be 27 seized under warrant or incident to a lawful arrest. An item of 04460'01 30 1 property that bears a counterfeit mark is subject to forfeiture 2 in the same manner as provided in sections 4701 to 4709 of the 3 revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4701 to 4 600.4709. Upon determination that an item of property bears a 5 counterfeit mark, the court shall order the item forfeited and 6 shall do 1 of the following: 7 (a) If the owner of the identifying mark requests, return 8 the item to that owner for destruction or another disposition or 9 use approved by the court. 10 (b) In the absence of a request under subdivision (a), order 11 the seizing law enforcement agency to destroy the item as contra- 12 band or order an alternative disposition or use with the consent 13 of the owner of the identifying mark. 14 (7) As used in this section and section 264: 15 (a) "Aggregate value of the violation" means the total value 16 of all items of property or services bearing or identified by a 17 counterfeit mark and involved in the violation, determined using 18 the defendant's regular or intended selling price for each item 19 or service or, if an item of property is intended as a component 20 of a finished product, the defendant's regular or intended sell- 21 ing price of the finished product in which the component would be 22 used. 23 (b) "Counterfeit mark" means either of the following: 24 (i) A copy or imitation of an identifying mark without 25 authorization by the identifying mark's owner. 04460'01 31 1 (ii) An identifying mark affixed to an item of property or 2 identifying services without authorization by the identifying 3 mark's owner. 4 (c) "Deliver" means to actually or constructively transfer 5 or attempt to transfer an item of property from 1 person to 6 another, regardless of whether there is an agency relationship. 7 (d) "Identifying mark" means a trademark, service mark, 8 trade name, name, label, device, design, symbol, or word, in any 9 combination, lawfully adopted or used by a person to identify 10 items of property manufactured, sold, or licensed by the person 11 or services performed by the person. 12 (e) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, 13 limited liability company, association, union, or other legal 14 entity. For purposes of ownership of an identifying mark, person 15 includes a governmental entity. 16 Sec. 264. A person who possesses a counterfeit mark with 17 intent to use or deliver it, who possesses a die, plate, engrav- 18 ing, template, pattern, or material with intent to create a coun- 19 terfeit mark, or who possesses an identifying mark without autho- 20 rization of the identifying mark's owner and with intent to 21 create a counterfeit mark is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable 22 by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more 23 than $500.00 $1,000.00, or both. 24 Sec. 287. Fraud in sale of articles marked "sterling" or 25 "sterling silver"-- Any person who knowingly makes or sells, or 26 offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his OR HER possession 27 with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise 04460'01 32 1 marked, stamped, or branded with the words "sterling" or 2 "sterling silver", or encased or enclosed in any box, package, 3 cover, or wrapper, or other thing in or by which the said arti- 4 cle is packed, enclosed, or otherwise prepared for sale or dispo- 5 sition, having thereon any ON IT AN engraving or printed label, 6 stamp, imprint, mark, or trade-mark TRADEMARK, indicating or 7 denoting by such THE marking, stamping, branding, engraving, or 8 printing, that such THE article is silver, sterling silver, or 9 solid silver, unless 925/1000 of the component parts of the metal 10 of which the said article is manufactured are pure silver, 11 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 12 ment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or by a fine 13 of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 14 Sec. 288. Fraud in sale of articles marked "coin" or "coin 15 silver"-- Any person who knowingly makes or sells, or offers to 16 sell or dispose of, or has in his OR HER possession with intent 17 to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, 18 stamped, or branded with the words "coin", or "coin silver", or 19 encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover, or wrapper, or 20 other thing in or by which the said article is packed, 21 inclosed ENCLOSED or otherwise prepared for sale or disposi- 22 tion, having thereon any ON IT AN engraving or printed label, 23 stamp, imprint, mark, or trade-mark TRADEMARK, indicating or 24 denoting by such THE marking, stamping, branding, engraving, or 25 printing, that such THE article is coin or coin silver, unless 26 900/1000 of the component parts of the metal of which the said 27 article is manufactured are pure silver, shall be IS guilty of 04460'01 33 1 a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 2 of FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 3 dollars $1,000.00. 4 Sec. 294. Fraudulent registration of animals as 5 pure-bred-- Any person who shall by fraud or misrepresentation 6 obtain, or attempt OBTAINS OR ATTEMPTS to obtain , the regis- 7 tration of animals as pure-bred upon the herd books of any of the 8 recognized registry associations, when such animals are not enti- 9 tled to such THAT registration, or who shall by fraud or mis- 10 representation obtain, or attempt OBTAINS OR ATTEMPTS to obtain 11 , any false record of the transfer of ownership of any such 12 THE registered animals, or who shall designedly make MAKES 13 any false statements in reference to the breeding, ownership, 14 color, markings, or registration of animals or in reference to 15 any application for the registration or transfer of animals, 16 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 17 ment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or by a fine 18 of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 19 Sec. 295. Fraudulent practices in recording milk and 20 butter fat production of cows-- Any person who shall connive 21 at, commit or attempt CONNIVES AT, COMMITS, OR ATTEMPTS to 22 commit any fraudulent or dishonest practice in connection with 23 the making of official or semi-official SEMIOFFICIAL records of 24 milk and butter fat production of cows, shall be IS guilty of a 25 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 26 for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 27 dollars $1,000.00. 04460'01 34 1 Sec. 298. Practicing medicine under false or assumed 2 name-- Any person who shall practice PRACTICES medicine or 3 advertise ADVERTISES to practice medicine under a false or 4 assumed name, or under a name other than his OR HER own, shall 5 be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in 6 the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not 7 more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 8 Sec. 301. Accepting money or valuable thing contingent 9 upon result of contest or happening of uncertain event-- Any 10 person or his OR HER agent or employe EMPLOYEE who, shall, 11 directly or indirectly, take, receive or accept TAKES, 12 RECEIVES, OR ACCEPTS from any person any money or valuable thing 13 with the agreement, understanding or allegation that any money or 14 valuable thing will be paid or delivered to any person where 15 such THE payment or delivery is alleged to be or will be con- 16 tingent upon the result of any race, contest, or game or upon the 17 happening of any event not known by the parties to be certain, 18 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 19 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine 20 of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 21 Sec. 302. (1) Keeping and occupying building for gaming, 22 etc.-- Except as provided in subsection (2), any person, or his 23 OR HER agent or employee who, shall, directly or indirectly, 24 keep or occupy or assist KEEPS, OCCUPIES, OR ASSISTS in keeping 25 or occupying any common gambling house or any building or place 26 where gaming is permitted or suffered or who shall suffer or 27 permit SUFFERS OR PERMITS on any premises owned, occupied, or 04460'01 35 1 controlled by him OR HER any apparatus used for gaming or 2 gambling or who shall use such apparatus for gaming or gambling 3 in any place within the THIS state, of Michigan, shall be IS 4 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 5 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more 6 than $500.00 $1,000.00. 7 (2) This section does not prohibit the manufacture of gaming 8 or gambling apparatus or the possession of gaming or gambling 9 apparatus by the manufacturer of the apparatus solely for sale 10 outside of the THIS state, or for sale to a gambling establish- 11 ment operating within this state in compliance with the laws of 12 this state, if applicable, and in compliance with the laws of the 13 United States, provided the manufacturer meets or exceeds federal 14 government requirements in regard to manufacture, storage, and 15 transportation. 16 Sec. 304. Selling pools and registering bets-- Any person 17 or his OR HER agent or employe, EMPLOYEE who, shall, directly 18 or indirectly, keep, maintain, operate or occupy KEEPS, MAIN- 19 TAINS, OPERATES, OR OCCUPIES any building or room or any part 20 thereof OF A BUILDING OR ROOM or any place with apparatus, 21 books, or any device for registering bets or buying or selling 22 pools upon the result of a trial or contest of skill, speed or 23 endurance or upon the result of a game, competition, political 24 nomination, appointment, or election or any purported event of 25 like character or who shall register REGISTERS bets or buy or 26 sell BUYS OR SELLS pools, or who shall be IS concerned in 27 buying or selling pools or who shall knowingly permit PERMITS 04460'01 36 1 any grounds or premises, owned, occupied, or controlled by him OR 2 HER to be used for any of the purposes aforesaid, shall be IS 3 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 4 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more 5 than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 6 Sec. 305. (1) Any person, or his OR HER agent or employee 7 , who, shall, directly or indirectly, by means of any newspa- 8 per, periodical, poster, notice, or other mode of publication or 9 reproduction, write, print, publish, advertise, deliver or dis- 10 tribute or offer WRITES, PRINTS, PUBLISHES, ADVERTISES, DELIV- 11 ERS, OR DISTRIBUTES OR OFFERS to deliver or distribute to the 12 public or to any part thereof or to any person, any statement or 13 information concerning the making or laying of wagers or bets or 14 the selling of pools or evidences of betting odds on any contest 15 or game or on the happening of any event not known by the parties 16 to be certain, or any purported event of like character, shall 17 be IS guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the 18 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more 19 than $500.00 $1,000.00. 20 (2) The acts herein prohibited may be deemed IN SUBSEC- 21 TION (1) CONSTITUTE violations hereof OF SUBSECTION (1) when 22 committed before any game, contest, or event. ; and the THE 23 possession of evidence for the publication of any statement or 24 information concerning the making or laying of wagers or bets or 25 the selling of pools or betting odds , shall in the same manner 26 be deemed ALSO CONSTITUTES a violation , OF SUBSECTION (1) 27 when possessed for publication before the act evidenced thereby. 04460'01 37 1 Sec. 306. (1) Pool tickets, etc., declared nuisance-- All 2 policy or pool tickets, slips or checks, memoranda of any 3 combination, or other bet, manifold, or other policy or pool 4 books or sheets , are hereby declared a common nuisance and the 5 possession thereof OF 1 OR MORE OF THOSE ITEMS IS a misdemeanor 6 , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more 7 than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 dollars 8 $1,000.00. 9 (2) The possession of any such articles LISTED IN SUBSEC- 10 TION (1), or of any other implements, apparatus, or materials of 11 any other form of gaming, shall be IS prima facie evidence of 12 their use, by the person having them in possession, in the form 13 of gaming in which like articles are commonly used. And such 14 article found upon the person of one lawfully arrested for viola- 15 tion of any law relative to lotteries, policy lotteries or 16 policy, the buying or selling of pools or registering of bets or 17 other form of gaming shall be IS competent evidence upon the 18 trial of an indictment to which it may be relevant. 19 Sec. 314. Winning at gambling-- Any person who by playing 20 at cards, dice, or any other game, or by betting or putting up 21 money on cards, or by any other means or device in the nature of 22 betting on cards, or betting of any kind, shall win or obtain 23 WINS OR OBTAINS any sum of money or any goods, or any article of 24 value whatever, shall, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR if the money, 25 goods, or articles so won or obtained be ARE of the value of 26 50 dollars or less, be guilty of a misdemeanor NOT MORE THAN 27 $50.00. If the money, goods, or articles so won or obtained be 04460'01 38 1 ARE of the value of more than 50 dollars such $50.00, THE 2 person shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 3 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year , or 4 by a fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 5 Sec. 330. Publishing and selling betting odds on horse 6 races-- Any person, firm, or corporation, who by means of any 7 newspaper, periodical, poster, notice, or other mode of publica- 8 tion or reproduction, shall publish, or sell PUBLISHES OR SELLS 9 reports of betting odds on horse races wherever conducted shall 10 be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in 11 the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not 12 more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 13 This section shall not be construed as applying DOES NOT 14 APPLY to trotting or pacing races permitted to be held in this 15 state, nor to races conducted at state or county fairs or other 16 fairs conducted by agricultural societies; nor as prohibiting the 17 publication of matters pertaining to pedigrees, entries or 18 results of races excepted by this section, or programs for the 19 use solely of spectators at races nor to any publication designed 20 solely for the benefit of breeders or purchasers of stock. 21 Sec. 331. Racing defined and punished-- All running, 22 trotting, or pacing of horses, or any other animals, for any bet 23 or stakes, in money, goods, or other valuable thing, excepting 24 such as are by special laws for that purpose expressly allowed, 25 shall be deemed CONSTITUTE racing within the meaning of this 26 section, and are hereby declared to be common and public 27 nuisances and all parties concerned therein, either as authors, 04460'01 39 1 betters, stakers, stake-holders, judges to determine the speed of 2 animals, riders, contrivers, or abettors thereof, shall be ARE 3 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 4 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by A fine of not more 5 than 500 dollars $1,000.00. That HOWEVER, THIS SECTION DOES 6 NOT APPLY TO the giving of premiums by agricultural and other 7 societies and associations , for the running and trotting of 8 horses at fairs or regularly appointed meetings. , shall not be 9 illegal or unlawful. 10 Every person who shall contribute or collect CONTRIBUTES 11 OR COLLECTS any money, goods, or things in action, for the pur- 12 pose of making up a purse, plate, or other valuable thing, to be 13 raced for by any animal, contrary to law, shall be IS guilty of 14 a misdemeanor. 15 Sec. 335. Any man or woman, not being married to each 16 other, who shall lewdly and lasciviously associate and 17 cohabit ASSOCIATES AND COHABITS together, and any man or woman, 18 married or unmarried, who shall be IS guilty of open and gross 19 lewdness and lascivious behavior, shall be IS guilty of a mis- 20 demeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR 21 not more than 1 year, or by A fine of not more than $500.00 22 $1,000.00. No prosecution shall be commenced under this section 23 after 1 year from the time of committing the offense. 24 Sec. 335a. Any person who shall knowingly make any open or 25 indecent exposure of his or her person or of the person of 26 another shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by 27 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by 04460'01 40 1 a fine of not more than $500.00 $1,000.00, or if such person 2 was at the time of the said offense a sexually delinquent person, 3 may be punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for an 4 indeterminate term, the minimum of which shall be 1 day and the 5 maximum of which shall be life: Provided, That any other provi- 6 sion of any other statute notwithstanding, said offense shall be 7 triable only in a court of record. 8 Sec. 354. (1) Unlawful for employers to require employes 9 to insure with any particular company --It shall hereafter be 10 unlawful for any A person doing business in this state or for 11 any of the agents of such person to SHALL NOT require any of 12 the employes EMPLOYEES of such THE person to take out or 13 obtain a life, accident, or life and accident policy in favor of 14 such employe THE EMPLOYEE or other person in any particular or 15 designated life, accident, or life and accident company or 16 association. 17 All contracts hereinafter made between any such person and 18 any employe EMPLOYEE of said THE person requiring or stipu- 19 lating that the employe EMPLOYEE so contracting shall procure, 20 obtain, or have a policy of insurance in any particular or desig- 21 nated company or association shall be ARE void. : Provided, 22 That nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section is 23 intended to prohibit, or shall be construed as prohibiting 24 (2) SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT PROSCRIBE the employers of labor 25 and the persons employed from voluntarily making agreements with 26 each other for contributions of money by the latter to any fund 27 to be accumulated in their behalf and for their benefit in common 04460'01 41 1 with others, and in such case from further agreeing that the 2 employer may deduct from their wages, from time to time, the sums 3 due from them under such agreement. 4 (3) Any person who shall violate any of VIOLATES the pro- 5 visions of this section shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor, 6 and where such person is a company or corporation, it shall be 7 punished by a fine of not more than 200 dollars $200.00 for 8 each and every offense, and any shareholder, officer, or agent of 9 any such company or corporation violating the provisions of this 10 section , shall be punished by imprisonment in the county 11 jail FOR not more than 90 days , or by a fine of not more 12 than 100 dollars $500.00 for each offense. 13 Sec. 359. Larceny, etc., from vacant building-- Any 14 person or persons who shall steal or unlawfully remove or in any 15 manner damage any fixture, attachment, or other property belong- 16 ing to, connected with, or used in the construction of any vacant 17 structure or building, whether built or in the process of con- 18 struction or who shall break into any vacant structure or build- 19 ing with the intention of unlawfully removing, taking therefrom, 20 or in any manner damaging any fixture, attachment, or other prop- 21 erty belonging to, connected with, or used in the construction of 22 such vacant structure or building whether built or in the process 23 of construction, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , pun- 24 ishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR of not more than 25 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 26 Sec. 368. (1) A person or agent of a person shall not by 27 personal service, mail, or otherwise serve or cause to be served 04460'01 42 1 upon a debtor a notice or demand of payment of money on behalf of 2 a creditor that is not authorized by a statute or court of this 3 state and that simulates in form and substance legal process 4 issued out of a court of this state. 5 (2) A person shall not prepare, issue, serve, execute, or 6 otherwise act to further the operation of any unauthorized 7 process. 8 (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) or (5), a person 9 who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable 10 by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more 11 than $100.00 $500.00, or both. 12 (4) A person who violates subsection (2) after a prior con- 13 viction for violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor 14 punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of 15 not more than $1,000.00, or both. 16 (5) A person who violates subsection (2) after 2 or more 17 prior convictions for violating this section is guilty of a 18 felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a 19 fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. 20 (6) This section does not apply to a lien authorized under a 21 statute of this state. 22 (7) This section does not prohibit a person from being 23 charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation 24 of law that individual commits while violating this section. 25 (8) This section does not prohibit individuals from assembl- 26 ing lawfully or lawful free expression of opinions or designation 27 of group affiliation or association. 04460'01 43 1 (9) As used in this section: 2 (a) "Lawful tribunal" means a tribunal created, established, 3 authorized, or sanctioned by law or a tribunal of a private 4 organization, association, or entity to the extent that the 5 organization, association, or entity seeks in a lawful manner to 6 affect only the rights or property of persons who are members or 7 associates of that organization, association, or entity. 8 (b) "Legal process" means a summons, complaint, pleading, 9 writ, warrant, injunction, notice, subpoena, lien, order, or 10 other document issued or entered by or on behalf of a court or 11 lawful tribunal or lawfully filed with or recorded by a govern- 12 mental agency that is used as a means of exercising or acquiring 13 jurisdiction over a person or property, to assert or give notice 14 of a legal claim against a person or property, or to direct per- 15 sons to take or refrain from an action. 16 (c) "Public employee" means an employee of this state, an 17 employee of a city, village, township, or county of this state, 18 or an employee of a department, board, agency, institution, com- 19 mission, authority, division, council, college, university, 20 court, school district, intermediate school district, special 21 district, or other public entity of this state or of a city, vil- 22 lage, township, or county in this state, but does not include a 23 person whose employment results from election or appointment. 24 (d) "Public officer" means a person who is elected or 25 appointed to any of the following: 26 (i) An office established by the state constitution of 27 1963. 04460'01 44 1 (ii) A public office of a city, village, township, or county 2 in this state. 3 (iii) A department, board, agency, institution, commission, 4 court, authority, division, council, college, university, school 5 district, intermediate school district, special district, or 6 other public entity of this state or a city, village, township, 7 or county in this state. 8 (e) "Unauthorized process" means either of the following: 9 (i) A document simulating legal process that is prepared or 10 issued by or on behalf of an entity that purports or represents 11 itself to be a lawful tribunal or a court, public officer, or 12 other agency created, established, authorized, or sanctioned by 13 law but that is not a lawful tribunal or a court, public officer, 14 or other agency created, established, authorized, or sanctioned 15 by law. 16 (ii) A document that would otherwise be legal process except 17 that it was not issued or entered by or on behalf of a court or 18 lawful tribunal or lawfully filed with or recorded by a govern- 19 mental agency as required by law. However, this subparagraph 20 does not apply to a document that would otherwise be legal pro- 21 cess but for 1 or more technical defects, including, but not 22 limited to, errors involving names, spelling, addresses, or time 23 of issue or filing or other defects that do not relate to the 24 substance of the claim or action underlying the document. 25 Sec. 371. Any person who shall be IS convicted of a 26 second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this 27 chapter shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 04460'01 45 1 imprisonment for not more than 1 year or by A fine of not less 2 than 50 dollars $50.00 or more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 3 Sec. 375. (1) Except in the case of a lottery or gift 4 enterprise conducted pursuant to section 372(2), a person shall 5 not advertise, print, or publish any lottery ticket or gift 6 enterprise or any share in a lottery ticket for sale either by 7 himself or herself or by another person. 8 (2) Except in the case of a lottery or gift enterprise con- 9 ducted pursuant to section 372(2), a person shall not set up or 10 exhibit or devise and make for the purpose of being set up and 11 exhibited any sign, symbol, or any emblematic or other represen- 12 tation of a lottery or gift enterprise or of its drawing in any 13 way indicating where a lottery ticket or a share in a lottery 14 ticket or any such writing, certificate, bill, goods, merchandise 15 or chattels, token, or other device may be purchased or obtained 16 and shall not in any way invite or entice, or attempt to entice, 17 any other person to purchase or receive the lottery ticket or a 18 share in a lottery ticket. 19 (3) A person violating this section is guilty of a misde- 20 meanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a 21 fine of not more than $100.00 $500.00, or both. 22 Sec. 389. False or malicious statements regarding frater- 23 nal beneficiary societies, insurance companies, etc.-- Any 24 person who shall make, utter, circulate, or transmit to another 25 or others , any untrue, false, or malicious statement , as to 26 the financial condition of any fraternal beneficiary society, 27 insurance company, reciprocal exchange, or other insurer doing 04460'01 46 1 business in this state, and shall thereby injure any such 2 fraternal beneficiary society, insurance company, reciprocal 3 exchange, or other insurer, or who shall counsel, aid, procure, 4 or induce another to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circu- 5 late any such statement with like purpose shall be IS guilty of 6 a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 7 FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 8 dollars $1,000.00. 9 Sec. 393. Wilfully removing or destroying buoy or 10 beacon-- Any person who shall wilfully WILLFULLY remove or 11 destroy any buoy or beacon placed in any of the waters of the 12 state, by the authority of the United States, shall be IS 13 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 14 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more 15 than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 16 Sec. 404. Desertion after having been sworn into 17 service-- Any person who shall have HAS enlisted into the 18 service of the United States, or of this state, and who shall 19 have been WAS sworn into such service, or who shall offer 20 OFFERS himself OR HERSELF as a substitute for a citizen of this 21 state , duly drafted into the service of the United States or 22 of this state and shall, after having been BEING duly sworn 23 into such service, desert DESERTS the same, shall be IS 24 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 25 county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more 26 than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 04460'01 47 1 Sec. 407. Resisting and inciting resistance to military 2 draft-- Any person who, during any war, rebellion, or 3 insurrection against the United States, or against this state, 4 shall forcibly resist any military draft ordered by the authority 5 of the United States, or of this state, or shall incite, 6 encourage, or command any other person or persons so to resist 7 such draft, or shall unlawfully and wilfully WILLFULLY dis- 8 suade, discourage, or endeavor to hinder any other person or per- 9 sons from volunteering, enlisting, or mustering into the military 10 service of the United States, or of this state, or shall forcibly 11 resist, or attempt to resist, such volunteering, enlisting, or 12 mustering into such service, shall be IS guilty of a misde- 13 meanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 14 not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 15 dollars $1,000.00. 16 Sec. 408. Concealing or harboring deserters-- Any person 17 who shall conceal or harbor any soldier or volunteer enlisted in 18 the service of the United States, or of this state, knowing him 19 OR HER to have deserted, and with intent to aid him OR HER in 20 such desertion, or shall refuse to deliver him OR HER up to the 21 orders of his OR HER commanding officer, shall be IS guilty of 22 a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 23 FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 24 dollars $1,000.00. 25 Sec. 410. (1) A person, firm, copartnership, association, 26 or organization of any kind, either incorporated or 27 unincorporated, or any of the officers, agents, servants, 04460'01 48 1 employees, or members of any such person, firm, copartnership, 2 association, or organization of any kind, either incorporated or 3 unincorporated, or of any division, bureau, or committee of that 4 association or organization, either incorporated or unincorpor- 5 ated, who shall directly or indirectly, individually or by agent, 6 servant, employee, or member, solicit a person injured as the 7 result of an accident, his OR HER administrator, executor, heirs, 8 or assigns, his OR HER guardian, or members of the family of the 9 injured person, for the purpose of representing that person in 10 making a claim for damages or prosecuting an action or causes of 11 action arising out of a personal injury claim against any other 12 person, firm, or corporation, or to employ counsel for the pur- 13 pose of that solicitation, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall 14 upon conviction thereof, if a natural person, be punished by a 15 fine not to exceed $500.00, $750.00 or by imprisonment for a 16 term not to exceed NOT MORE THAN 6 months, or both. The same 17 penalties shall apply upon conviction to a member of a copart- 18 nership, or an officer or agent of a corporation, association, or 19 other organization, or an officer or agent, who shall consent to, 20 participate in, or aid or abet a violation of this section upon 21 the part of the copartnership of which he OR SHE is a member, or 22 of the corporation, association, or organization of which he OR 23 SHE is such an officer or agent. A contract entered into as a 24 result of such a solicitation is void. This subsection shall 25 DOES not affect APPLY TO an unsolicited contract entered into 26 by a person, firm, or corporation with an attorney duly admitted 27 to practice law in this state. 04460'01 49 1 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, administrative 2 rule, or valid legal process, any person, firm or corporation 3 who, for any consideration and without the prior written permis- 4 sion of a patient or his OR HER personal representative, fur- 5 nishes, receives, buys, offers to buy, sells, or offers to sell, 6 directly or indirectly, the identity of the patient or any infor- 7 mation concerning the treatment of the patient, including, but 8 not limited to, information contained in the files or records of 9 a health care facility, health care provider, or insurance com- 10 pany, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for 11 not more than 6 months or by a fine of not more than $500.00 12 $750.00, or both. 13 Sec. 411a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a 14 person who intentionally makes a false report of the commission 15 of a crime to a member of the Michigan state police, a sheriff or 16 deputy sheriff, a police officer of a city or village, or any 17 other peace officer of this state knowing the report is false is 18 guilty of a crime as follows: 19 (a) If the report is a false report of a misdemeanor, the 20 person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for 21 not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00 22 $500.00, or both. 23 (b) If the report is a false report of a felony, the person 24 is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more 25 than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. 26 (2) A person shall not do either of the following: 04460'01 50 1 (a) Knowingly make a false report of a violation or 2 attempted violation of chapter XXXIII or section 327 or 328 and 3 communicate the false report to any other person. 4 (b) Threaten to violate chapter XXXIII or section 327 or 328 5 and communicate the threat to any other person. 6 (3) A person who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a 7 felony punishable as follows: 8 (a) For a first conviction under subsection (2), by impris- 9 onment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than 10 $2,000.00, or both. 11 (b) For a second or subsequent conviction under subsection 12 (2), imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not 13 more than $5,000.00, or both. 14 (4) The court may order a person convicted under subsection 15 (2) to pay to the state or a local unit of government the costs 16 of responding to the false report including, but not limited to, 17 use of police or fire emergency response vehicles and teams. 18 (5) If the person ordered to pay costs under subsection (4) 19 is a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the family division of 20 the circuit court under chapter 10 of the revised judicature act 21 of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1001 to 600.1043, all of the fol- 22 lowing apply: 23 (a) If the court determines that the juvenile is or will be 24 unable to pay all of the costs ordered, after notice to the 25 juvenile's parent or parents and an opportunity for the parent or 26 parents to be heard, the court may order the parent or parents 27 having supervisory responsibility for the juvenile, at the time 04460'01 51 1 of the acts upon which the order is based, to pay any portion of 2 the costs ordered that is outstanding. An order under this sub- 3 section does not relieve the juvenile of his or her obligation to 4 pay the costs as ordered, but the amount owed by the juvenile 5 shall be offset by any amount paid by his or her parent. As used 6 in this subsection, "parent" does not include a foster parent. 7 (b) If the court orders a parent to pay costs under subdivi- 8 sion (a), the court shall take into account the financial 9 resources of the parent and the burden that the payment of the 10 costs will impose, with due regard to any other moral or legal 11 financial obligations that the parent may have. If a parent is 12 required to pay the costs under subdivision (a), the court shall 13 provide for payment to be made in specified installments and 14 within a specified period of time. 15 (c) A parent who has been ordered to pay the costs under 16 subdivision (a) may petition the court for a modification of the 17 amount of the costs owed by the parent or for a cancellation of 18 any unpaid portion of the parent's obligation. The court shall 19 cancel all or part of the parent's obligation due if the court 20 determines that payment of the amount due will impose a manifest 21 hardship on the parent. 22 (6) As used in this section: 23 (a) "Local unit of government" means: 24 (i) A city, village, township, or county. 25 (ii) A local or intermediate school district. 26 (iii) A public school academy. 04460'01 52 1 (iv) A community college. 2 (b) "State" includes a state institution of higher 3 education. 4 Sec. 411d. A person who, with the intent not to use the 5 assistance, knowingly causes or makes a request for the assist- 6 ance of an ambulance service or an advanced mobile emergency care 7 service is guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment 8 for not more than 1 year , or a fine of not more than $500.00 9 $1,000.00, or both. 10 Sec. 414. Use of motor vehicle without authority but with- 11 out intent to steal-- Any person who takes or uses without 12 authority any motor vehicle without intent to steal the same, or 13 who shall be IS a party to such unauthorized taking or using, 14 shall upon conviction thereof be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , 15 punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more 16 than 2 years or by a fine or [of] OF not more than 1,000 17 dollars: Provided, That $1,500.00. HOWEVER, in case of A first 18 offense, the court may in its discretion reduce the punishment 19 to imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more 20 than 3 months or a fine of not more than 100 dollars: Provided 21 further, That the provisions of $500.00. HOWEVER, this section 22 shall be construed to DOES NOT apply to any person or persons 23 employed by the owner of said motor vehicle or any one ANYONE 24 else, who, by the nature of his OR HER employment, shall have 25 HAS the charge of or the authority to drive said motor vehicle if 26 said motor vehicle is driven or used without the owner's 27 knowledge or consent. 04460'01 53 1 Sec. 428. Splitting fees-- Any physician or surgeon who 2 shall divide fees with or shall promise to pay a part of his OR 3 HER fee to or pay a commission to any other physician or surgeon 4 or person who calls him OR HER in consultation or sends patients 5 to him OR HER for treatment or operation, and any physician or 6 surgeon who shall receive any money prohibited by this section, 7 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 8 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 6 months or by a 9 fine of not more than 250 dollars $750.00. 10 In case IF a physician or surgeon shall be IS convicted 11 of violating any of the provisions of this section, the board 12 of registration in medicine, upon a first conviction, may and 13 upon a subsequent conviction shall, revoke the license of the 14 person so convicted. 15 Sec. 429. Employing solicitors, cappers or drummers-- Any 16 physician or surgeon engaged in the practice of medicine in this 17 state , who shall employ any solicitor, capper, or drummer for 18 the purpose of procuring patients, or who shall subsidize any 19 hotel or boarding house, or who shall pay or present to any 20 person money or other valuable gift for bringing patients to him 21 OR HER, shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 22 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months or 23 by a fine of not more than 250 dollars $750.00. 24 Sec. 430. Prescribing medicine, etc., while intoxicated-- 25 Any physician or other person who, while in a state of intoxica- 26 tion, shall prescribe any PRESCRIBES A poison, drug, or 27 medicine to another person , shall be IS guilty of a 04460'01 54 1 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 2 FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 3 dollars $1,000.00. 4 Sec. 454. Leasing house knowing it is to be used for pur- 5 poses of prostitution, etc.-- Any person who shall let any 6 dwelling house, knowing that the lessee intends to use it as a 7 house of ill-fame or place of resort for the purpose of prostitu- 8 tion and lewdness, or for the purpose of gambling for money or 9 other property, or who shall knowingly permit such lessee to use 10 the same for such purpose, or who shall receive any rent for any 11 dwelling, house, room, or apartment which is used as a house of 12 ill-fame or place of resort for prostitutes, or for the purpose 13 of prostitution and lewdness, or for the purpose of gambling for 14 money or other property, having reasonable cause to believe such 15 house, room, or apartment is used for any such purpose, shall 16 be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in 17 the county jail FOR not more than 6 months or by A fine of not 18 more than 250 dollars: Provided, That $750.00. HOWEVER, no 19 person shall be liable for receiving rent as aforesaid for any 20 period prior to the time when he shall have OR SHE HAS reason- 21 able cause to believe that such house, room, or apartment is used 22 for any such purpose. 23 Sec. 466. Selling diseased or unwholesome provisions with- 24 out notice-- Any person who shall knowingly sell any kind of 25 diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome provisions, whether for meat 26 or drink, without making the same fully known to the buyer , 27 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 04460'01 55 1 imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or 2 by a fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 3 Sec. 478. Wilful neglect of duty-- When any duty is or 4 shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any 5 person holding any public trust or employment, every wilful 6 WILLFUL neglect to perform such duty, where no special provision 7 shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, 8 shall be deemed CONSTITUTES a misdemeanor , punishable by 9 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or 10 by a fine of not more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 11 Sec. 482. Neglecting or refusing to pay over moneys 12 collected-- Any officer who shall collect or receive any moneys 13 on account of any fine, penalty, forfeiture, or recognizance, and 14 shall neglect or refuse to pay over the same according to law, or 15 shall appropriate or dispose of the same to his OR HER own use, 16 or in any manner not authorized by law, shall be IS guilty of a 17 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 18 FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 19 dollars $1,000.00. 20 Sec. 490a. No AN officer or employee of any governmental 21 agency as defined in this section shall NOT purchase or cause 22 to be purchased any goods, wares, or merchandise of any descrip- 23 tion whatsoever in the name of or on the credit of such THE 24 governmental agency for any other purpose than for use or resale 25 in the regular course of the official business of such THE gov- 26 ernmental agency; or sell or offer for sale goods, wares, or 27 merchandise purchased in the name of or on the credit of such 04460'01 56 1 THE governmental agency, at any price other than the price at 2 which such goods are offered generally to the public by such 3 THE governmental agency. 4 For purposes of AS USED IN this section, "governmental 5 agency" shall be defined to mean MEANS any and all branches or 6 departments of the state government; any and all branches or 7 departments of the government of any county, city, village, 8 school district, township, or other municipal corporation in this 9 state; and any commission, board, or other similar body organized 10 to assist in the conduct of the governmental or proprietary func- 11 tions of state or local government. 12 Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of 13 VIOLATES this section , shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , 14 punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 15 90 days or by a fine of not more than $100.00 $500.00, or 16 by both. such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the 17 court. 18 Sec. 492. Any officer having the custody of any county, 19 city, or township records in this state who shall when requested 20 fail or neglect to furnish proper and reasonable facilities for 21 the inspection and examination of the records and files in his OR 22 HER office and for making memoranda of transcripts therefrom 23 during the usual business hours, which shall not be less than 4 24 hours per day, to any person having occasion to make examination 25 of them for any lawful purpose shall be IS guilty of a misde- 26 meanor , punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR 27 not more than 1 year , or by a fine of not more than 04460'01 57 1 $500.00 $1,000.00. The custodian of said records and files may 2 make such reasonable rules with reference to the inspection and 3 examination of them as shall be necessary for the protection of 4 said records and files , and to prevent interference with the 5 regular discharge of the duties of such officer. The officer 6 shall prohibit the use of pen and ink in making copies or notes 7 of records and files in his OR HER office. No books, records, 8 and files shall be removed from the office of the custodian 9 thereof, except by the order of the judge of any court of compe- 10 tent jurisdiction, or in response to a subpoena duces tecum 11 issued therefrom, or for audit purposes conducted pursuant to 12 Act No. 71 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, being sec- 13 tions 21.41 to 21.53 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, Act No. 52 of 14 the Public Acts of 1929, being sections 14.141 to 14.145 of the 15 Compiled Laws of 1948 or Act No. 2 of the Public Acts of 1968, 16 being sections 141.421 to 141.433 of the Compiled Laws of 1948 17 1919 PA 71, MCL 21.41 TO 21.55, 1929 PA 52, MCL 14.141 TO 14.145, 18 OR 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 TO 141.440A, with the permission of the 19 official having custody of the records if the official is given a 20 receipt listing the records being removed. 21 Sec. 502b. A person who knowingly sells or attempts to sell 22 to any person in this state, for use in atmospheric pressure 23 wick-feed illuminating apparatus or atmospheric pressure 24 wick-feed heating stoves or in gravity-feed cook stoves, any ker- 25 osene, whether manufactured in this state or not, that has a 26 flash point of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by 27 an appropriate closed cup tester method specified in the American 04460'01 58 1 standards of testing materials standard for kerosene, is guilty 2 of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 6 months or by a fine of not more than $300.00 $750.00, or 4 both. 5 Sec. 508. (1) Any person who shall equip a vehicle with a 6 radio receiving set that will receive signals sent on frequencies 7 assigned by the federal communications commission of the United 8 States of America for police purposes, or use the same in this 9 state unless such THE vehicle is used or owned by a peace offi- 10 cer, or a bona fide amateur radio operator holding a technician 11 class, general, advanced, or extra class amateur license issued 12 by the federal communications commission, without first securing 13 a permit so to do from the director of the department of state 14 police upon application as he or she may prescribe, shall be IS 15 guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in the 16 county jail for not more than 1 year , or by a fine of not 17 more than $500.00 $1,000.00, or by both. fine and imprison- 18 ment in the discretion of the court. 19 (2) This section shall not be construed as restricting 20 DOES NOT APPLY TO the use of radar detectors. 21 Sec. 509. False reports to police radio broadcasting 22 station-- Any person who shall wilfully WILLFULLY make to any 23 radio broadcasting station operated by any law enforcement agency 24 , any false, misleading, or unfounded report, for the purpose 25 of interfering with the operation thereof, or with the intention 26 of misleading any peace officer or officers of this state, shall 27 be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment in 04460'01 59 1 the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine of not 2 more than $500.00 $1,000.00. 3 Sec. 519. Disciplining or discharging railroad employe 4 upon report of railroad detective--It shall be unlawful for any 5 A common carrier by railroad, its agents, superintendents, manag- 6 ers, or employes EMPLOYEES owning or operating any line or 7 lines of railroad in this state and engaged in commerce by rail- 8 road, employing any special agent, detective, or person commonly 9 known as a spotter for the purpose of investigation and obtaining 10 and reporting to the employer, its agents, superintendents, or 11 managers information concerning its employes to EMPLOYEES SHALL 12 NOT discipline or discharge any of its employes where such 13 EMPLOYEES IF THE act of discipline or discharge is based upon the 14 report of such special agent, detective, or spotter, which 15 involves a question of integrity, honesty, or breach of any rule 16 of the employer, unless such employer, its agents, 17 superintendents, or managers shall first give notice to such 18 employe EMPLOYEE so reported and grant a hearing to him THE 19 EMPLOYEE when he OR SHE so requests and, upon demand by said 20 employe EMPLOYEE, the employer at such THE hearing shall 21 state the specific charges against said employe THE EMPLOYEE, 22 and the accused employe EMPLOYEE shall have the right to demand 23 and be confronted with the person making such report to his OR 24 HER employer, and to have the right at such THE hearing to 25 cross-examine the agent, detective, or spotter making such THE 26 report, and shall have the right to employ counsel to represent 27 him OR HER at such THE hearing. 04460'01 60 1 Any common carrier by railroad or any of its agents, 2 superintendents, general managers, officers, or employes violat- 3 ing any of the provisions of EMPLOYEES THAT VIOLATE this section 4 shall be ARE guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by impris- 5 onment in the county jail for not more than 6 months , or 6 by a fine of not more than 250 dollars $750.00. In any case 7 of the violation of this section by any of the officers, agents, 8 or employes EMPLOYEES of any such common carrier by railroad, 9 the imprisonment provided herein if imposed shall be imposed upon 10 such THE officers or agents committing such THE offense. 11 Sec. 524. Any mayor, alderman, supervisor, president, 12 trustee or member of a common council, sheriff, or deputy sher- 13 iff, having notice of any such riotous or tumultuous and unlawful 14 assembly as is mentioned in this chapter, in the township, city, 15 or village in which he or she lives, who shall neglect or refuse 16 immediately to proceed to the place of such assembly, or as near 17 as he or she can with safety, or shall omit or neglect to exer- 18 cise the authority with which he or she is invested by this chap- 19 ter, for suppressing such riotous or unlawful assembly, and for 20 arresting and securing the offenders, shall be IS guilty of a 21 misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 22 months or a fine of not more than $250.00 $750.00. 23 Sec. 537. No A person working in any copper or silver 24 mine of this state, or any person in behalf of such person, shall 25 NOT sell, barter, transfer, or ship any copper or silver ore, 26 bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the raw or unmanufactured 27 state, and no person shall NOT be a party to any barter, 04460'01 61 1 transfer, or sale, or aid or assist therein, unless a memorandum 2 be filed with the county clerk of the county where such THE 3 barter, transfer, or sale shall take place, giving the names of 4 the parties making such barter, transfer, sale, or shipment, the 5 dates, consideration, and the origin of the copper or silver so 6 bartered, transferred, sold, or shipped, and in all cases where 7 the origin of said copper or silver is not known to the parties, 8 no barter, transfer, sale, or shipment shall be made without a 9 certificate being attached to such memorandum of sale duly signed 10 by the county clerk or by a constable or deputy sheriff, judge, 11 stating in substance that he or she has investigated the source 12 or origin of the copper or silver so to be bartered, transferred, 13 sold, or shipped and that in his or her opinion the articles have 14 not been stolen, and that the parties thereto have a right to 15 transfer or sell the same ARTICLES. This section shall DOES 16 not apply to any person authorized to act in behalf of a person, 17 firm, or corporation engaged in the business of mining copper or 18 silver as owner. Any person violating the provisions of this 19 section shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 20 imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or 21 by a fine of not more than $500.00 $1,000.00. 22 Sec. 538. (1) Any sales, transfers, or shipments of copper 23 or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the raw or 24 unmanufactured state in any county of this state where copper and 25 silver are mined, by any person not engaged in the business of 26 mining or producing copper or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper 27 or silver in the unmanufactured state, shall be unlawful unless 04460'01 62 1 and until a memorandum thereof shall be filed with the county 2 clerk of the county where such sale or transfer shall take place, 3 giving the names of the parties, the dates, consideration, and 4 origin of the copper or silver so sold, transferred, or shipped 5 or offered for sale, transfer, or shipping; and in all cases 6 where the origin of the copper or silver is not known, no sale, 7 transfer, or shipment shall be made without a certificate being 8 attached to such memorandum of sale duly signed by the county 9 clerk, constable, or deputy sheriff, stating in substance that he 10 or she has investigated the source or origin of the copper or 11 silver offered for sale, transfer, or shipment, and that in his 12 or her opinion the articles have not been stolen, and that the 13 parties thereto have a right to sell, transfer, and ship the 14 same. 15 (2) Any person violating the provisions of this section 16 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by imprison- 17 ment in the county jail FOR not more than 1 year or by a fine 18 of not more than $500.00 $1,000.00. 19 Sec. 540e. (1) Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who 20 maliciously uses any service provided by a communications common 21 carrier with intent to terrorize, frighten, intimidate, threaten, 22 harass, molest, or annoy any other person, or to disturb the 23 peace and quiet of any other person by any of the following: 24 (a) Threatening physical harm or damage to any person or 25 property in the course of a telephone conversation. 26 (b) Falsely and deliberately reporting by telephone or 27 telegraph message that any person has been injured, has suddenly 04460'01 63 1 taken ill, has suffered death, or has been the victim of a crime, 2 or of an accident. 3 (c) Deliberately refusing or failing to disengage a connec- 4 tion between a telephone and another telephone or between a tele- 5 phone and other equipment provided for the transmission of mes- 6 sages by telephone, thereby interfering with any communications 7 service. 8 (d) Using any vulgar, indecent, obscene, or offensive lan- 9 guage or suggesting any lewd or lascivious act in the course of a 10 telephone conversation. 11 (e) Repeatedly initiating a telephone call and, without 12 speaking, deliberately hanging up or breaking the telephone con- 13 nection as or after the telephone call is answered. 14 (f) Making an unsolicited commercial telephone call which is 15 received between the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. For the purpose 16 of this subdivision, "an unsolicited commercial telephone call" 17 means a call made by a person or recording device, on behalf of a 18 person, corporation, or other entity, soliciting business or 19 contributions. 20 (g) Deliberately calling a telephone of another person in a 21 repetitive manner which causes interruption in telephone service 22 or prevents the person from utilizing his or her telephone 23 service. 24 (2) Any person violating this section may be imprisoned for 25 not more than 6 months , or fined not more than $500.00 26 $750.00, or both. An offense is committed under this section if 27 the communication either originates or terminates or both 04460'01 64 1 originates and terminates in this state and may be prosecuted at 2 the place of origination or termination. 3 Sec. 540f. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a 4 person who knowingly or intentionally publishes a telecommunica- 5 tions access device or counterfeit telecommunications access 6 device with the intent that it be used or knowing or having 7 reason to know that it will be used or is likely to be used to 8 violate section 219a is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 9 imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than 10 $100.00 $500.00, or both. 11 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) and has a previous 12 conviction for a violation of section 219a or 540c or former sec- 13 tion 219c is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for 14 not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or 15 both. 16 (3) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced 17 sentence based upon the defendant having a prior conviction, the 18 prosecuting attorney shall include on the complaint and informa- 19 tion a statement listing that prior conviction. The existence of 20 the defendant's prior conviction shall be determined by the 21 court, without a jury, at sentencing. The existence of a prior 22 conviction may be established by any evidence relevant for that 23 purpose, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the 24 following: 25 (a) A copy of the judgment of conviction. 26 (b) A transcript of a prior trial, plea-taking, or 27 sentencing. 04460'01 65 1 (c) Information contained in a presentence report. 2 (d) The defendant's statement. 3 (4) As used in this section: 4 (a) "Counterfeit telecommunications access device" means a 5 telecommunications access device that is false, fraudulent, 6 unlawful, not issued to a legitimate telecommunications access 7 device subscriber account, or otherwise invalid or that is 8 expired, suspended, revoked, canceled, or otherwise terminated if 9 notice of the expiration, suspension, revocation, cancellation, 10 or termination has been sent to the telecommunications access 11 device subscriber. 12 (b) "Publish" means to communicate information or make 13 information available to 1 or more persons orally, in writing, or 14 by means of any telecommunications. Publish includes but is not 15 limited to communicating information on a computer bulletin board 16 or similar system. 17 (c) "Telecommunications access device" means an instrument, 18 device, card, plate, code, telephone number, account number, per- 19 sonal identification number, electronic serial number, mobile 20 identification number, counterfeit number, or financial transac- 21 tion device as defined in section 157m that alone or with another 22 telecommunications access device can acquire, intercept, provide, 23 receive, use, or otherwise facilitate the use of a telecommunica- 24 tions device, counterfeit telecommunications device, or telecom- 25 munications service. 26 Sec. 561. False weights and measures-- Any person who 27 shall offer or expose for sale, sell, or use or retain in his OR 04460'01 66 1 HER possession , a false weight or measure or weighing or 2 measuring device or any weight or measure or weighing or measur- 3 ing device in the buying or selling of any commodity or thing or 4 for hire or reward; or who shall dispose of any condemned weight, 5 measure or weighing or measuring device contrary to law or remove 6 any tags placed thereon by the sealer of weights and measures; or 7 any person who shall sell or offer or expose for sale less than 8 the quantity he OR SHE represents, or sell or offer or expose for 9 sale any such commodity in any manner contrary to law, or any 10 person who shall sell or offer for sale or have in his OR HER 11 possession for the purpose of selling any device or instrument to 12 be used to, or calculated to, falsify any weight or measure, 13 shall be IS guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subse- 14 quent conviction, he OR SHE shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , 15 punishable by imprisonment in the county jail FOR not more than 16 1 year or by a fine of not less than 100 dollars $100.00 or 17 more than 500 dollars $1,000.00. 04460'01 Final page. TLG