June 1, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Dillon, Meadows, Byrum, Barnett, Lipton, Switalski, McCann, Slavens, Bledsoe, Haugh, Geiss, Darany, Lindberg, Hobbs, Stapleton, Tlaib, Stanley, Smiley, Brunner, Greimel, Talabi, Durhal, Liss, Stallworth, Rutledge, Irwin, Cavanagh, Townsend and Brown and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 936 (MCL 168.936).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
936. Any person found guilty of perjury under the
provisions
of this act shall, unless herein otherwise provided, be
punished
by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in
the
state prison for a term not exceeding 5 years, or by both such
fine
and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.Except as
otherwise provided, a person convicted of perjury under this act is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5
years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.