Act No. 131

Public Acts of 2002

Approved by the Governor

March 29, 2002

Filed with the Secretary of State

April 1, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 22, 2002

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

Introduced by Reps. Howell, Koetje, Toy, Julian, Bishop, Caul, Mead, Gosselin, Gilbert, Faunce, Meyer, Van Woerkom, Birkholz, Hummel, Newell, Voorhees, Tabor, Middaugh, Ruth Johnson, Schauer, Ehardt, Neumann, George, Shackleton, McConico, Lockwood, Bisbee, Kowall, Jelinek, Rocca, Bernero, Allen, Sheltrown, DeVuyst, Callahan, Hager, Rivet, Pumford, Zelenko, Lipsey, Phillips, Frank, Jacobs, Basham, Richardville, Kuipers, Pappageorge, Shulman, Whitmer and Cassis

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5495

AN ACT to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, codify and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties therefor; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at such trials; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding chapter LXXXIII-A.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

CHAPTER LXXXIII-A

Sec. 543c. As used in this chapter, "terrorist organization" means an organization that, on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, is designated by the United States state department as engaging in or sponsoring an act of terrorism.

Sec. 543y. This chapter does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation of law arising out of the same criminal transaction as the violation of this chapter.

Sec. 543z. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, a prosecuting agency shall not prosecute any person or seize any property for conduct presumptively protected by the first amendment to the constitution of the United States in a manner that violates any constitutional provision.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect April 22, 2002.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 930 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.