SENATE BILL No. 52

January 30, 2001, Introduced by Senators SHUGARS and NORTH and referred to the

Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 136d.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 136D. A PERSON AT THE SCENE OF AN EMERGENCY WHO KNOWS

2 THAT ANOTHER PERSON IS EXPOSED TO OR HAS SUFFERED GRAVE PHYSICAL

3 HARM SHALL, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERSON CAN DO SO WITHOUT

4 DANGER OR PERIL TO SELF OR OTHERS, GIVE REASONABLE ASSISTANCE TO

5 THAT PERSON. REASONABLE ASSISTANCE MAY INCLUDE OBTAINING OR

6 ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN AID FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OR MEDICAL

7 PERSONNEL. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A

8 MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS

9 OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $100.00, OR BOTH.

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