SENATE BILL NO. 275


   February 9, 1999, Introduced by Senators YOUNG, MURPHY, LELAND, 
        V. SMITH and VAUGHN and referred to the Committee on 
        Judiciary.



        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 81c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 81C.  (1) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ASSAULTS OR BATTERS ANOTHER

 2    INDIVIDUAL AND CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO THAT OTHER INDIVIDUAL IS

 3    GUILTY OF A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4

 4    YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,500.00, OR BOTH, IF ANY OF

 5    THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

 6         (A) THE VICTIM WAS ASSAULTED OR BATTERED WHILE HER OR SHE

 7    WAS OPERATING A PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE OR OTHERWISE ENGAGING IN

 8    HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE OPERATOR OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE.

 9         (B) THE VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER IN OR ON THE PUBLIC TRANSIT

10    VEHICLE.



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 1         (C) THE VICTIM WAS LURED OR REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC TRANSIT

 2    VEHICLE BY THE OFFENDER OR ANOTHER PERSON AT THE DIRECTION OF THE

 3    OFFENDER FOR PURPOSES OF A CONFRONTATION OR THE ASSAULT OR

 4    BATTERY.

 5         (D) THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAWFULLY ENTER OR EXIT THE

 6    PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE.

 7         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE" MEANS

 8    A PUBLICLY OWNED OR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE USED FOR PROVIDING

 9    TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE OR

10    FOR A FEE.




































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