HB-5070, As Passed House, June 12, 2014HB-5070, As Passed Senate, June 11, 2014
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5070
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 553.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 553. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an
individual who occupies a building that is a single-family dwelling
or 1 or both units in a building that is a 2-family dwelling and
has not, at any time during that period of occupancy, occupied the
property with the owner's consent for an agreed-upon consideration
is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not more than $5,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment
for not more than 180 days, or both.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony punishable by
a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or
imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a guest or a family
member of the owner of the dwelling or of a tenant.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.