October 26, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
A bill to amend 2016 PA 235, entitled
"Public threat alert system act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 28.674).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) A person shall not intentionally make a false
report of a public threat, or intentionally cause a false report of
a public threat to be made, to a peace officer, police agency of
this state or of a local unit of government, 9-1-1 operator, or any
other governmental employee or contractor or employee of a
contractor who is authorized to receive the report, knowing that
the report is false. A person who violates this section is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or
a
fine of not more than $2,000.00, $4,000.00, or both.
(2) The court may order a person convicted under this section
to pay to the state or a local unit of government and the media the
costs of responding to the false report or threat, including, but
not limited to, the use of police or fire emergency response
vehicles and teams, under section 1f of chapter IX of the code of
criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1f.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.