HOUSE BILL No. 4544

 

March 23, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Elsenheimer, Jones, Newell, Nofs, David Law and Sheltrown and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

by amending section 508 (MCL 750.508), as amended by 2002 PA 672.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 508. (1)  Any  A person  who shall equip a vehicle with  

 

shall not commit or attempt to commit a crime while in possession

 

of a radio receiving set that  will receive  receives signals sent

 

on frequencies assigned by the federal communications commission of

 

the United States of America for  police  public safety purposes.  

 

, or use the same in this state unless the vehicle is used or owned

 

by a peace officer, or a bona fide amateur radio operator holding a

 

technician class, general, advanced, or extra class amateur license

 

issued by the federal communications commission, without first

 

securing a permit so to do from the director of the department of


 

state police upon application as he or she may prescribe,  

 

     (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or

 

a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     (3)  (2)  This section does not apply to the use of radar

 

detectors.

 

     (4) A term of imprisonment imposed for violating subsection

 

(1) may be imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence

 

imposed for another violation arising from the same transaction.