REVISE PROSTITUTION PENALTIES
House Bill 4325
Sponsor: Rep. Clark Bisbee
Committee: Criminal Justice
Complete to 4-16-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4325 AS INTRODUCED 2-21-01
The bill would amend the Michigan Penal Code to include violations of local prostitution ordinances in the definition of prior convictions and to clarify the penalties for second and third prostitution offenses. Currently, a first time offense is a misdemeanor punishable by 90 days imprisonment, a fine of up to $100, or both. A second violation is also a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to one year of imprisonment, a fine of up to $500, or both. A third or subsequent offense is a felony and is punishable by imprisonment for up to two years. The bill would maintain the same penalty structure, but specify that the increased penalties would apply when a defendant has a prior conviction of a prostitution crime and has been charged with having that prior conviction.
Under the bill, a prior conviction would be defined as a conviction for soliciting, aiding and abetting prostitution, admitting a person to a place for the purpose of prostitution, or engaging or offering to engage the services of a prostitute (which applies only to male defendants), or attempting any of those crimes. It would also include a conviction for a violation of any substantially similar local ordinance, a law of another state, or a local ordinance of another state.
MCL 750.451
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.