April 29, 2014, Introduced by Senators CASPERSON, ROBERTSON, JONES, NOFS, MARLEAU, ANANICH and MEEKHOF and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 257 (MCL 257.257), as amended by 1992 PA 309.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 257. (1) A person who commits any of the following acts
is guilty of a felony:
(a)
Alters with fraudulent intent any a certificate of title,
registration certificate, or registration plate issued by the
department.
(b)
Forges or counterfeits any such document a certificate of
title, registration certificate, or registration plate purporting
to have been issued by the department.
(c)
Alters or falsifies with fraudulent intent or forges any
an assignment upon a certificate of title.
(d)
Holds or uses such a document certificate of title,
registration
certificate, or registration plate knowing the same to
have
that it has been altered, forged, or falsified.
(e) Knowingly possesses, sells, or offers for sale a stolen,
false, or counterfeit certificate of title, registration
certificate, registration plate, registration decal, or
registration tab.
(f) Fraudulently indicates on a certificate of title that
there is no security interest on record for the vehicle.
(g) Forges or counterfeits a letter from the holder of a
security interest in a vehicle stating that the security interest
has been released.
(2) A person who is convicted of a second violation of this
section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 2 years
or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or
more than $7,000.00, or both.
(3) A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent
violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not
less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less
than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.
(4) A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection
(1)(f) or (g), in addition to any other penalty, shall pay
restitution to the holder of a security interest in the vehicle in
the amount of the outstanding lien on the vehicle.