SENATE BILL No. 367

March 29, 2001, Introduced by Senators YOUNG and MURPHY 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 81c.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 81C. (1) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ASSAULTS OR BATTERS ANOTHER

2 INDIVIDUAL AND CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO THAT OTHER INDIVIDUAL IS

3 GUILTY OF A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4

4 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,500.00, OR BOTH, IF ANY OF

5 THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

6 (A) THE VICTIM WAS ASSAULTED OR BATTERED WHILE HER OR SHE

7 WAS OPERATING A PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE OR OTHERWISE ENGAGING IN

8 HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE OPERATOR OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE.

9 (B) THE VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER IN OR ON THE PUBLIC TRANSIT

10 VEHICLE.

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1 (C) THE VICTIM WAS LURED OR REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC TRANSIT

2 VEHICLE BY THE OFFENDER OR ANOTHER PERSON AT THE DIRECTION OF THE

3 OFFENDER FOR PURPOSES OF A CONFRONTATION OR THE ASSAULT OR

4 BATTERY.

5 (D) THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAWFULLY ENTER OR EXIT THE

6 PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE.

7 (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE" MEANS

8 A PUBLICLY OWNED OR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE USED FOR PROVIDING

9 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE OR

10 FOR A FEE.

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