May 9, 2017, Introduced by Senators SCHUITMAKER and O'BRIEN 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 136.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 136. (1) A person shall not knowingly circumcise, excise,
or infibulate the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia
minora or clitoris of another person who is less than 18 years of
age.
(2) A surgical operation is not a violation of this section if
the operation is either of the following:
(a) Necessary to the health of the person on whom it is
performed and is performed by a person licensed to perform that
operation under the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101
to 333.25211.
(b) Performed on a person in labor or who has just given birth
and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or
birth by a person licensed to perform that operation under the
public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.
(3) 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 this section if the conduct occurred in
this state.
(4) A person shall not knowingly facilitate a violation of
subsection (1).
(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of
not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.