SB-1311, As Passed Senate, June 22, 2010
April 29, 2010, Introduced by Senators THOMAS, OLSHOVE, WHITMER, JACOBS, SWITALSKI, ANDERSON, HUNTER, GLEASON, BRATER, CHERRY, PRUSI, PATTERSON, BIRKHOLZ, KUIPERS, BROWN, NOFS and RICHARDVILLE 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 282a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 282a. (1) A person who sells or transfers or attempts to
sell or transfer the product or service of an electric provider or
natural gas provider to any other person, knowing or having reason
to know that the product or service was obtained illegally, is
guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5
years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(b) If the person was previously convicted of violating this
section, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than
$10,000.00, or both.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Electric provider" means that term as defined in section
5 of the clean, renewable, and efficient energy act, 2008 PA 295,
MCL 460.1005.
(b) "Natural gas provider" means that term as defined in
section 9 of the clean, renewable, and efficient energy act, 2008
PA 295, MCL 460.1009.