HOUSE BILL No. 4596


     April 17, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Ruth Johnson, Toy, Julian, Raczkowski, Pappageorge, Voorhees, Shulman, Rocca,
Scranton, Gosselin and Birkholz and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 626c; and to repeal acts

   and parts of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 626C.  A PERSON WHO OPERATES A VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY

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      OR OTHER PLACE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE

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      TO MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING AN AREA DESIGNATED FOR THE PARKING

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      OF VEHICLES, CARELESSLY AND HEEDLESSLY IN WILLFUL AND WANTON DIS-

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      REGARD OF THE RIGHTS OR SAFETY OF OTHERS, OR WITHOUT DUE CAUTION

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      AND CIRCUMSPECTION AND AT A SPEED OR IN A MANNER THAT ENDANGERS

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      OR IS LIKELY TO ENDANGER ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN

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      INJURY THAT CRIPPLES A PERSON, BUT DOES NOT CAUSE DEATH, IS

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      GUILTY OF FELONIOUS DRIVING PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT

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      MORE THAN 2 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OR BOTH.


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           Enacting section 1.  1931 PA 214, MCL 752.191 to 752.192, is

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      repealed.




















































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