SENATE BILL NO. 862


  February 4, 1998, Introduced by Senators GEAKE, SHUGARS, 
       GAST, GOUGEON, NORTH, MC MANUS, DUNASKISS, STILLE, 
       BENNETT, ROGERS, HOFFMAN, EMMONS, STEIL and BULLARD 
       and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and 
       Senior Citizens.
     


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21528.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 21528.  (1) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT ENTER UPON THE

 2    PREMISES OF A HOSPITAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY

 3    THAT WOULD CAUSE A REASONABLE PERSON TO FEEL TERRORIZED, FRIGHT-

 4    ENED, INTIMIDATED, THREATENED, HARASSED, OR MOLESTED AND THAT

 5    ACTUALLY CAUSES A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE, PATIENT, OR VISITOR TO FEEL

 6    TERRORIZED, FRIGHTENED, INTIMIDATED, THREATENED, HARASSED, OR

 7    MOLESTED.  THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT CONSTITUTIONALLY

 8    PROTECTED ACTIVITY OR CONDUCT THAT SERVES A LEGITIMATE PURPOSE.

 9         (2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (1) IS GUILTY OF A

10    MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 1 YEAR




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 1    OR A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $1,000.00 OR MORE THAN $10,000.00, OR

 2    BOTH.




















































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