HB-5132, As Passed House, October 29, 2003

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5132

                                                                             A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

by amending sections 82101, 82127, 82136, 82139, 82140, and 82143           

(MCL 324.82101, 324.82127, 324.82136, 324.82139, 324.82140, and             

324.82143), section 82101 as amended by 2003 PA 43, section 82127           

as amended by 2001 PA 12, section 82136 as added by 1995 PA 58,             

and sections 82139, 82140, and 82143 as amended by 1996 PA 183.             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 82101.  As used in this part:                                          

2   (a) "Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section                

3   12 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.12.

4   (b)  (a)  "Conviction" means a final conviction, the payment                

5   of a fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the           

6   court, or a finding of guilt or probate court disposition on a              

7   violation of this part, regardless of whether the penalty is                

1   rebated or suspended.                                                       

2   (c)  (b)  "Dealer" means any person engaged in the sale,                    

3   lease, or rental of snowmobiles as a regular business.                      

4   (d)  (c)  "Former section 15a" means section 15a of former                  

5   1968 PA 74, as constituted prior to May 1, 1994.                            

6   (e)  (d)  "Highly restricted personal information" means an                 

7   individual's photograph or image, social security number,                   

8   digitized signature, and medical and disability information.                

9   (f)  (e)  "Highway or street" means the entire width between                

10  the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained if any part             

11  thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of                    

12  vehicular travel.                                                           

13  (g)  (f)  "Law of another state" means a law or ordinance                   

14  enacted by another state or by a local unit of government in                

15  another state.                                                              

16  (g) "Long-term incapacitating injury" means an injury that                  

17  causes a person to be in a comatose, quadriplegic, hemiplegic, or           

18  paraplegic state, which state is likely to continue for 1 year or           

19  more.

20      (h) "Operate" means to ride in or on and be in actual                       

21  physical control of the operation of a snowmobile.                          

22      (i) "Operator" means any person who operates or is in actual                

23  physical control of a snowmobile.                                           

24      (j) "Owner" means any of the following:                                     

25                                                                               (i) A person who holds the legal title to a snowmobile.                             

26      (ii) A vendee or lessee of a snowmobile that is the subject                  

27  of an agreement for conditional sale or lease with the right of             

1   purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the                   

2   agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the           

3   conditional vendee or lessee.                                               

4       (iii) A person renting a snowmobile or having the exclusive                  

5   use of a snowmobile for more than 30 days.                                  

6       (k) "Peace officer" means any of the following:                             

7                                                                                (i) A sheriff.                                                                      

8       (ii) A sheriff's deputy.                                                     

9       (iii) A deputy who is authorized by a sheriff to enforce this                

10  part and who has satisfactorily completed at least 40 hours of              

11  law enforcement training, including training specific to this               

12  part.                                                                       

13      (iv) A village or township marshal.                                          

14      (v) An officer of the police department of any municipality.                

15      (vi) An officer of the Michigan state police.                                

16      (vii) The director and conservation officers employed by the                 

17  department.                                                                 

18      (viii) A law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant to                 

19  the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL           

20  28.601 to 28.616, as long as that officer is policing within his            

21  or her jurisdiction.                                                        

22                                                                               (l) "Personal information" means information that identifies                        

23  an individual, including an individual's driver identification              

24  number, name, address not including zip code, and telephone                 

25  number, but does not include information on snowmobile operation            

26  or equipment-related violations or civil infractions, operator or           

27  snowmobile registration status, accidents, or other                         

1   behaviorally-related information.                                           

2       (m) "Probate court or family division disposition" means the                

3   entry of a probate court order of disposition or family division            

4   order of disposition for a child found to be within the                     

5   provisions of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA             

6   288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32.                                                 

7       (n) "Prosecuting attorney", except as the context requires                  

8   otherwise, means the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney             

9   of a county, or the attorney representing a local unit of                   

10  government.                                                                 

11      (o) "Right-of-way" means that portion of a highway or street                

12  less the roadway and any shoulder.                                          

13      (p) "Roadway" means that portion of a highway or street                     

14  improved, designated, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.              

15  If a highway or street includes 2 or more separate roadways, the            

16  term roadway refers to any such roadway separately, but not to              

17  all such roadways collectively.                                             

18      (q) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway or street on                 

19  either side of the roadway that is normally snowplowed for the              

20  safety and convenience of vehicular traffic.                                

21      (r) "Snowmobile" means any motor-driven vehicle designed for                

22  travel primarily on snow or ice of a type that utilizes sled-type           

23  runners or skis, an endless belt tread, or any combination of               

24  these or other similar means of contact with the surface upon               

25  which it is operated, but is not a vehicle that must be                     

26  registered under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                

27  257.1 to 257.923.                                                           

1       (s) "Zone 1" means all of the Upper Peninsula.                              

2       (t) "Zone 2" means all of that part of the Lower Peninsula                  

3   north of a line beginning at and drawn from a point on the                  

4   Michigan-Wisconsin boundary line due west of the westerly                   

5   terminus of river road in Muskegon county; thence due east to the           

6   westerly terminus of river road; thence north and east along the            

7   center line of the river road to its intersection with highway              

8   M-120; thence northeasterly and easterly along the center line of           

9   highway M-120 to the junction of highway M-20; thence easterly              

10  along the center line of M-20 to its junction with US-10 at the             

11  Midland-Bay county line; thence easterly along the center line of           

12  the "business route" of highway US-10 to the intersection of                

13  Garfield road in Bay county; thence north along the center line             

14  of Garfield road to the intersection of the Pinconning road;                

15  thence east along the center line of Pinconning road to the                 

16  intersection of the Seven Mile road; thence north along the                 

17  center of the Seven Mile road to the Bay-Arenac county line;                

18  thence north along the center line of the Lincoln School road               

19  (county road 25) in Arenac county to the intersection of highway            

20  M-61; thence east along the center line of highway M-61 to the              

21  junction of highway US-23; thence northerly and easterly along              

22  the center line of highway US-23 to the center line of the Au               

23  Gres river; thence southerly along the center line of the river             

24  to its junction with Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron; thence north 78º            

25  east to the international boundary line between the United States           

26  and the Dominion of Canada.                                                 

27      (u) "Zone 3" means all of that part of the Lower Peninsula                  

1   south of the line described in subdivision (t).                             

2       Sec. 82127.  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile in                 

3   this state if  either any of the following  applies apply:                

4       (a) The person is under the influence of  intoxicating

5   alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both.                        

6       (b) The person has a blood alcohol content of  0.10 0.08

7   grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of               

8   breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.                                     

9   (c) The person has in his or her body any amount of a                       

10  controlled substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of             

11  the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7212, or a rule                

12  promulgated under that section, or of a controlled substance                

13  described in section 7214(a)(iv) of the public health code, 1978             

14  PA 368, MCL 333.7214.

15      (2) The owner of a snowmobile or a person in charge or in                   

16  control of a snowmobile shall not authorize or knowingly permit             

17  the snowmobile to be driven or operated by a person  who if any            

18  of the following apply:                                                     

19      (a) The person is under the influence of  intoxicating

20  alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both.  , or who

21  (b) The person has  a blood an alcohol content of  0.10

22  0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters             

23  of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.                                  

24  (c) The person's ability to operate a snowmobile is visibly                 

25  impaired due to the consumption of an alcoholic liquor, a                   

26  controlled substance, or a combination of an alcoholic liquor and           

27  a controlled substance.

1       (3) A person shall not operate a snowmobile when, due to the                

2   consumption of an  intoxicating alcoholic liquor or a controlled           

3   substance, or both, the person's ability to operate the                     

4   snowmobile is visibly impaired.  If a person is charged with                

5   violating subsection (1), a finding of guilty under this                    

6   subsection may be rendered.                                                 

7       (4) A person who operates a snowmobile  under the influence                 

8   of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or               

9   with a blood alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per 100                  

10  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

11  milliliters of urine, in violation of subsection (1) or (3) and            

12  by the operation of that snowmobile causes the death of another             

13  person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not             

14  more than 15 years  ,  or a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or              

15  more than $10,000.00, or both.                                              

16      (5) A person who operates a snowmobile  under the influence                 

17  of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or               

18  with a blood alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per 100                  

19  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

20  milliliters of urine, in violation of subsection (1) or (3) and            

21  by the operation of that snowmobile causes a serious impairment             

22  of a body function of another person is guilty of a felony                  

23  punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years  ,  or a               

24  fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both.            

25  As used in this subsection, "serious impairment of a body                   

26  function"  includes, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the                

27  following: means that term as defined in section 58c of the                

1   Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.

2   (a) Loss of a limb or use of a limb.                                        

3       (b) Loss of a hand, foot, finger, or thumb or use of a hand,                

4   foot, finger, or thumb.                                                     

5       (c) Loss of an eye or ear or use of an eye or ear.                          

6       (d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.                    

7       (e) Serious visible disfigurement.                                          

8       (f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.                       

9       (g) Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.                           

10      (h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.                        

11      (i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.

12      Sec. 82136.  (1) A peace officer, without a warrant, may                    

13  arrest a person if the peace officer has reasonable cause to                

14  believe that the person was, at the time of an accident, the                

15  operator of a snowmobile involved in the accident in this state             

16  while in violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5) or a               

17  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1)             

18  or (3).                                                                     

19      (2) A peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that                

20  a person was operating a snowmobile and that, by the consumption            

21  of  intoxicating alcoholic liquor, the person may have affected            

22  his or her ability to operate a snowmobile may require the person           

23  to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis.  The                   

24  following apply with respect to a preliminary chemical breath               

25  analysis:                                                                   

26      (a) A peace officer may arrest a person based in whole or in                

27  part upon the results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis.            

1       (b) The results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis are               

2   admissible in a criminal prosecution for a crime enumerated in              

3   section 82143(1) or in an administrative hearing solely to assist           

4   the court or hearing officer in determining a challenge to the              

5   validity of an arrest.  This subdivision does not limit the                 

6   introduction of other competent evidence offered to establish the           

7   validity of an arrest.                                                      

8       (c) A person who submits to a preliminary chemical breath                   

9   analysis remains subject to the requirements of sections 82143 to           

10  82146 for the purposes of chemical tests described in those                 

11  sections.                                                                   

12      (d) A person who refuses to submit to a preliminary chemical                

13  breath analysis upon a lawful request by a peace officer is                 

14  guilty of a misdemeanor.                                                    

15      Sec. 82139.  (1) The provisions of sections 82137 and 82138                 

16  relating to chemical testing do not limit the introduction of any           

17  other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether a             

18  person was impaired by, or under the influence of,  intoxicating

19  alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or whether             

20  the person had a blood alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per            

21  100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67               

22  milliliters of urine.                                                       

23      (2) If a chemical test described in sections 82137 and 82138                

24  is administered, the results of the test shall be made available            

25  to the person charged or the person's attorney upon written                 

26  request to the prosecution, with a copy of the request filed with           

27  the court.  The prosecution shall furnish the results at least 2            

1   days before the day of the trial.  The results of the test shall            

2   be offered as evidence by the prosecution in that trial.  Failure           

3   to fully comply with the request bars the admission of the                  

4   results into evidence by the prosecution.                                   

5       Sec. 82140.   (1) Except in a prosecution relating solely to                

6   a violation of section 82127(1)(b), the amount of alcohol in the            

7   driver's blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis            

8   of the person's blood, urine, or breath gives rise to the                   

9   following presumptions:                                                     

10      (a) If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content                

11  of 0.07 grams or less per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210                 

12  liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, it shall be               

13  presumed that the defendant's ability to operate a snowmobile was           

14  not impaired due to the consumption of intoxicating liquor and              

15  that the defendant was not under the influence of intoxicating              

16  liquor.                                                                     

17      (b) If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content                

18  of more than 0.07 grams but less than 0.10 grams per 100                    

19  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

20  milliliters of urine, it shall be presumed that the defendant's             

21  ability to operate a snowmobile was impaired within the                     

22  provisions of section 82127(3) due to the consumption of                    

23  intoxicating liquor.                                                        

24      (c) If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content                

25  of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210                 

26  liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, it shall be               

27  presumed that the defendant was under the influence of                      

1   intoxicating liquor.

2   (2)  A person's refusal to submit to a chemical test as                     

3   provided in sections 82137 and 82138 is admissible in a criminal            

4   prosecution for a crime described in section 82143(1) only for              

5   the purpose of showing that a test was offered to the defendant,            

6   but not as evidence in determining innocence or guilt of the                

7   defendant.  The jury shall be instructed accordingly.                       

8       Sec. 82143.  (1) A person who operates a snowmobile is                      

9   considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his or her            

10  blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the amount           

11  of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance, or both, in his           

12  or her blood in all of the following circumstances:                         

13      (a) The person is arrested for a violation of section                       

14  82127(1), (3), (4), or (5) or a local ordinance substantially               

15  corresponding to section 82127(1) or (3).                                   

16      (b) The person is arrested for negligent homicide,                          

17  manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation of a                   

18  snowmobile, and the peace officer had reasonable grounds to                 

19  believe that the person was operating the snowmobile  while                 

20  impaired by, or under the influence of, intoxicating liquor or a            

21  controlled substance, or both, or while having a blood alcohol              

22  content of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per             

23  210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine in                    

24  violation of section 82127.                                                 

25      (2) A person who is afflicted with hemophilia, diabetes, or a               

26  condition requiring the use of an anticoagulant under the                   

27  direction of a physician shall not be considered to have given              

1   consent to the withdrawal of blood.                                         

2       (3) A chemical test described in subsection (1) shall be                    

3   administered as provided in sections 82137 and 82138.                       

4       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

5   January 1, 2004.