HOUSE BILL No. 4756


     May 10, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Raczkowski, Julian and McConico and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 214, entitled

   "An act to enact a law to define the offense of felonious driv-
   ing, when committed by the operation of a vehicle and to pre-
   scribe penalties therefor,"

   by amending section 1 (MCL 752.191).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.   Every  A person who  drives any  OPERATES A
   vehi-

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      cle upon a highway OR OTHER PLACE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR

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      GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING AN AREA DESIG-

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      NATED FOR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES, carelessly and heedlessly in

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       wilful  WILLFUL and wanton disregard of the rights or safety of

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      others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed

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      or in a manner  so as to endanger  THAT ENDANGERS or  be  IS

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      likely to endanger any person or property  and thereby injuring

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      so as to cripple  RESULTING IN AN INJURY THAT CRIPPLES any

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      person, but DOES not  causing  CAUSE death,  shall be  IS
   guilty


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      of  the offense of  felonious driving  and upon conviction

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      thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding 1,000 dol-

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      lars or to imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding 2 years

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      or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court

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      PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS OR A FINE OF

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      NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OR BOTH.












































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