SENT. GUID.: BUYING/SELLING PERSON - S.B. 1199 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1199 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor: Senator Ken DeBeaussaert

Committee: Judiciary


CONTENT


The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to add to the sentencing guidelines the proposed felony of buying or selling an individual. The offense would be categorized as a Class B felony against a person, with a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2000, and is tie-barred to House Bill 5568, which would create the felony of buying or selling the legal or physical custody of an individual.


MCL 777.16g - Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter


FISCAL IMPACT


Senate Bill 1199 (S-1) would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government.


There are no data available to indicate how many people could be convicted of buying or selling another individual. The minimum sentencing range for a Class B felony is between 0-18 months and 117-160 months. Assuming that two people a year were convicted of this offense and were sentenced to and served a minimum term of 160 months, given an average annual cost of incarceration of $22,000, the annual cost of incarceration would be $587,000.


Date Completed: 5-25-00 - Fiscal Analyst: K. FirestoneFloor\sb1199 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.state.mi.us/sfa

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.