January 22, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Wojno 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 492b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 492b. (1) A person shall not knowingly use a public
record, or knowingly use information obtainable only through a
public record, to commit or attempt to commit a crime. A person who
violates this subsection is guilty as follows:
(a) If the crime committed is a misdemeanor, the person is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more
than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(b) If the crime committed is a felony, the person is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or
a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(2) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged
with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation of law
arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this
section.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(b) "Public record" means that term as defined in section 2 of
the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.