August 22, 2007, Introduced by Reps. David Law, LaJoy, Ward and Marleau 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 411u.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 411u. (1) If a person has been convicted of an offense
described in subsection (3), and the person used a computer in the
commission of that offense, the person shall not access a
commercial social networking website.
(2) If a person has been convicted of an offense described in
subsection (3), but the offense did not involve the use of a
computer, the person shall not directly contact a person whom he or
she knows or has reason to believe is under the age of 18 by means
of a commercial social networking website.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to any listed offense, as
that term is defined in section 2 of the sex offenders registration
act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722, or a law of another state or the
United States that substantially corresponds to 1 of those
offenses, in which the victim of the offense was less than 18 years
of age.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), a person who
violates subsection (1) or (2) 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.
(5) For a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1) or
(2), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or
both.
(6) As used in this section, "commercial social networking
website" means a commercially operated internet website offered by
a commercial entity that does all of the following:
(a) Permits registered users to create an on-line profile that
includes detailed personal information.
(b) Permits registered users to create an on-line journal and
share that journal with other users.
(c) Permits registered users to share highly personalized
information.
(d) Enables communication among users.