HOUSE BILL No. 4736


     April 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Bodem, Crissman, McBryde, Jellema, Dalman, Goschka, Gernaat, Horton, London, Profit and Cropsey and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending section 1608 (MCL 324.1608), as added by 1995 PA 60.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1608.  (1) A person who knowingly or willfully

 2    obstructs, resists, or opposes the department, an officer

 3    appointed by the department, or any other peace officer in  the

 4     performance of  PERFORMING the duties and execution of the powers

 5    prescribed in this part or in any  statute or  OTHER law, in

 6    making an arrest or search as provided in this part, or in serv-

 7    ing or attempting to serve or execute any process or warrant

 8    issued by lawful authority  ,  or who obstructs, resists,

 9    opposes, assaults, beats, or wounds the department, any officer

10    appointed by the department, or any other peace officer while the

11    department or officer is lawfully making an arrest or search,


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 1    lawfully serving or attempting to serve or execute any such

 2    process or warrant, or lawfully executing or attempting to exe-

 3    cute or lawfully performing or attempting to perform any of the

 4    powers and duties provided for in the statutes or laws described

 5    in section 1601  ,  is guilty of a  misdemeanor,  CRIME punish-

 6    able as provided in section 81C OR 479 of the Michigan penal

 7    code,  Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section

 8     750.479 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81C

 9    AND 750.479.

10         (2) In making an arrest or search as provided in this part

11     ,  or in serving or attempting to serve or execute any process

12    or warrant, the department, any officer appointed by the depart-

13    ment, or any other peace officer shall identify himself or her-

14    self by uniform, badge, insignia, or official credentials.

15         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

16    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

17    (request no. 00204'97 *) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

18    law.





















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