September 5, 2018, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, KNEZEK, YOUNG, HOPGOOD, GREGORY, BIEDA and ROCCA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 235b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 235b. (1) A person who verbally, through the use of an
electronic device or system, or through other means threatens to
use a firearm, explosive, or other dangerous weapon to commit an
act of violence against any students or school employees on school
grounds or school property if the threat can be reasonably
interpreted to be harmful or adverse to human life, or dangerous to
human life as that term is defined in section 543b, is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) and who in the course
of violating subsection (1) had the specific intent to carry out
the threat, or had undertaken an overt act toward carrying out the
threat, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(3) 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.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Dangerous weapon" means a knife, stabbing instrument,
brass knuckles, blackjack, club, or other object specifically
designed or customarily carried or possessed for use as a weapon.
(b) "School" means that term as defined in section 237a.
(c) "School property" means that term as defined in section
237a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.