HOUSE BILL No. 5036
July 9, 1997, Introduced by Reps. DeVuyst, Jelinek, Voorhees, Kaza, Gernaat, Goschka, McBryde, Kukuk, Mans, Richner and Llewellyn and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 7410 (MCL 333.7410), as amended by 1994 PA 174. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 7410. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 2 subsections (2) and (3), an individual 18 17 years of age or 3 over who violates section 7401(2)(a)(iv) by delivering or dis- 4 tributing a controlled substance listed in schedule 1 or 2 that 5 is either a narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a)(iv) to 6 an individual under 18 years of age who is at least 3 years the 7 deliverer's or distributor's junior may be punished by the fine 8 authorized by section 7401(2)(a)(iv) or by a term of imprisonment 9 of not less than 1 year nor more than twice that authorized by 10 section 7401(2)(a)(iv), or both. An individual 18 17 years of 00374'97 TVD 2 1 age or over who violates section 7401 by delivering or 2 distributing any other controlled substance listed in schedules 1 3 to 5 to an individual under 18 years of age who is at least 3 4 years the distributor's junior may be punished by the fine autho- 5 rized by section 7401(2)(b), (c), or (d), or by a term of impris- 6 onment not more than twice that authorized by section 7401(2)(b), 7 (c), or (d), or both. 8 (2) An individual 18 17 years of age or over who violates 9 section 7401(2)(a)(iv) by delivering a controlled substance 10 described in schedule 1 or 2 that is either a narcotic drug or 11 described in section 7214(a)(iv) to a minor who is a student on 12 or within 1,000 feet of school property shall be punished, 13 subject to subsection (5), by a term of imprisonment of not less 14 than 2 years or more than 3 times that authorized by section 15 7401(2)(a)(iv) and, in addition, may be punished by a fine of not 16 more than 3 times that authorized by section 7401(2)(a)(iv). 17 (3) An individual 18 17 years of age or over who violates 18 section 7401(2)(a)(iv) by possessing with intent to deliver to a 19 minor who is a student on or within 1,000 feet of school property 20 a controlled substance described in schedule 1 or 2 that is 21 either a narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a)(iv) shall 22 be punished, subject to subsection (5), by a term of imprisonment 23 of not less than 2 years or more than twice that authorized by 24 section 7401(2)(a)(iv) and, in addition, may be punished by a 25 fine of not more than 3 times that authorized by section 26 7401(2)(a)(iv). 00374'97 3 1 (4) An individual 18 17 years of age or over who violates 2 section 7403(2)(a)(v), (b), (c), or (d) by possessing a 3 controlled substance on school property shall be punished by a 4 term of imprisonment or a fine, or both, of not more than twice 5 that authorized by section 7403(2)(a)(v), (b), (c), or (d). 6 (5) The court may depart from the minimum term of imprison- 7 ment authorized under subsection (2) or (3) if the court finds on 8 the record that there are substantial and compelling reasons to 9 do so. 10 (6) As used in this section, "school property" means a 11 building, playing field, or property used for school purposes to 12 impart instruction to children in grades kindergarten through 12, 13 when provided by a public, private, denominational, or parochial 14 school, except those buildings used primarily for adult education 15 or college extension courses. 16 (7) A person who distributes marihuana without remuneration 17 and not to further commercial distribution and who does not vio- 18 late subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by 19 imprisonment for not more than 1 year , or a fine of not more 20 than $1,000.00, or both, unless the distribution is in accordance 21 with the federal law or the law of this state. 00374'97 Final page. TVD