SENT. GUIDELINE: SALE OF PEOPLE - H.B. 5569 (H-2): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 5569 (Substitute H-2 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Janet Kukuk
House Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to add to the sentencing guidelines the felony of buying or selling an individual, which was added to the Michigan Penal Code by House Bill 5568 (Public Act 205 of 2000). The offense would be categorized as a Class B felony against a person, with a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment.
The bill includes an effective date of September 1, 2000, and is tie-barred to House Bill 5568.
MCL 777.16g - Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill 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.
- Fiscal Analyst: K. FirestoneS9900\s5569sa
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.