SB-0368, As Passed House, June 15, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 136a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 136a. (1) A person shall not knowingly transport a person

 

from this state for the purpose of conduct with regard to that

 

person that would be a violation of section 136 if the conduct

 

occurred in this state.

 

     (2) A person shall not knowingly facilitate a violation of

 

subsection (1).

 

     (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.

 

     (4) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that


the person on whom the operation is performed, or any other person,

 

believes that the operation is required as a matter of custom or

 

ritual, or that the person on whom the operation is performed, or

 

that person's parent or guardian, consented to the operation.

 

     (5) A violation of this section by a person licensed under the

 

public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211, is

 

grounds for permanent revocation of that license.

 

     (6) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged

 

with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law

 

arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this

 

section.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.