Title 752, CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Claim" means any attempt to cause a health care corporation or health care insurer to make the payment of a health care benefit. (b) "Deceptive" means making a claim to a health care corporation or health care insurer which contains a statement o…

Sec. 3. (1) A person shall not make or present or cause to be made or presented to a health care corporation or health care insurer a claim for payment of health care benefits knowing the claim to be false. (2) A person shall not make or present or cause to be made or presented t…

Sec. 4. A person who solicits, offers, pays, or receives a kickback or bribe in connection with the furnishing of goods or services for which payment is or may be made in whole or in part by a health care corporation or health care insurer, or who receives a rebate of a fee or ch…

Sec. 4a. (1) Neither of the following violates section 4: (a) A rebate or discount from a drug manufacturer or from a company that licenses or distributes the drugs of a drug manufacturer to or for the benefit of a consumer for the administration or the consumer's use of a drug m…

Sec. 4b. (1) A rebate or discount from a medical supply or device manufacturer or from a company that licenses or distributes medical supplies or devices for a medical supply or device manufacturer to a consumer for that consumer's use of a medical supply or device manufactured o…

Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not enter into an agreement, combination, or conspiracy to defraud a health care corporation or health care insurer by making or presenting, or aiding another to make or present a false claim for payment of health care benefits. (2) A person who violate…

Sec. 6. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this act may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than twice the term otherwise authorized, or fined an amount not more than twice the amount otherwise authorized, or both.

Sec. 7. (1) In a prosecution under this act, it shall not be necessary to show that the person had knowledge of similar acts having been performed in the past by a person acting on the person's behalf, nor to show that the person had actual notice that the acts by the persons act…

Sec. 8. (1) The attorney general, an assistant attorney general on behalf of the attorney general, or a prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation of an alleged violation of this act. (2) If the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney has reasonable cause to believe tha…

Sec. 8a. If acting in good faith, a person is not subject to civil liability for providing information, investigating, or cooperating with an investigation or examination under this act.

Sec. 9. A person who receives a health care benefit or payment from a health care corporation or health care insurer which the person knows that he or she is not entitled to receive or be paid; or a person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented a claim which contains a …

Sec. 10. Any person convicted of a violation of section 3, 4, or 5, in addition to any fines or sentences imposed, including any order of probation, may be ordered to make restitution to a health care corporation or health care insurer.

Sec. 11. This act shall not be construed to prohibit or limit a prosecution of or civil action against a person for the violation of any other law of this state.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "human trafficking commission act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the human trafficking commission established in section 3. (b) "Human trafficking" means a violation of chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h.

Sec. 3. (1) The human trafficking commission is established within the department of attorney general. The commission shall include all of the following members: (a) The governor or his or her designated representative from within the office of the governor. (b) The state attorne…

Sec. 4. The commission shall do all of the following subject to funding: (a) Identify sources for grants that will assist in examining and countering human trafficking in this state, and apply for those grants when appropriate. (b) Fund research programs to determine the extent a…

Sec. 5. (1) The human trafficking commission fund is created within the department of treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department of attorney general. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state tre…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "human trafficking victims compensation act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act, "victim" means a victim of a violation of chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h.

Sec. 3. (1) A person who violates chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h, is liable to the victim of the violation for economic and noneconomic damages that result from the violation, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (…

Sec. 4. An action to recover damages under section 3 must be filed within 3 years after the last violation that is the subject of the action occurred.

Sec. 5. This act does not affect any right that a victim has to recover damages under other law.

Sec. 1. For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases in sections 2 to 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

Sec. 2. (1) "Contemporary community standards" means the customary limits of candor and decency in this state at or near the time of the alleged violation of this act. (2) "Disseminate" means to manufacture, sell, lend, rent, publish, exhibit, or lease to the public for commercia…

Sec. 3. (1) "Person" means an individual, or a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, or an agent or servant of an individual or legal entity. (2) "Prurient interest" means a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sex, or excretion.

Sec. 4. (1) "Sexual conduct" means 1 or more of the following: (a) Representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated. (b) Representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals. (2…

Sec. 5. (1) A person is guilty of obscenity when, knowing the content and character of the material, the person disseminates, or possesses with intent to disseminate, any obscene material. (2) Obscenity is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by …

Sec. 7. Section 5 does not apply to the dissemination of obscene material by any of the following: (a) An individual who disseminates obscene material in the course of his or her duties as an employee of, or as a member of the board of directors of, any of the following: (i) A pu…

Sec. 8. (1) A person shall not: (a) As a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for the resale of any paper, magazine, periodical, book, publication, or other merchandise, require or demand that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale or further commercia…

Sec. 9. A prosecuting attorney or the attorney general may commence and prosecute an action under this act.

Sec. 10. (1) A municipality, township, village, city, or an instrumentality thereof shall not enact or enforce any law, ordinance, or rule which regulates, or intends to regulate, any matter covered by this act. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a zoning law, zoning ordinance,…

Sec. 14. Sections 343a to 343d, 344, 345, 345a, and 346 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.343a to 750.343d, 750.344, 750.345, 750.345a, and 750.346 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are repealed.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "organized retail crime act".

Sec. 2. It is the intent of the legislature to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state by recognizing the negative impact of persons who engage in planned, organized, and methodical theft of retail merchandise for resale in unregulated retail c…

Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the organized retail crime advisory board created under section 6. (b) "Department" means the department of state police. (c) "Organized retail crime" means the theft of retail merchandise from a retail merchant with the intent or pu…

Sec. 4. (1) A person is guilty of organized retail crime when that person, alone or in association with another person, does any of the following: (a) Knowingly commits an organized retail crime. (b) Organizes, supervises, finances, or otherwise manages or assists another person …

Sec. 5. This act does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any violation of law arising out of the same criminal transaction that violates this act.

Sec. 6. (1) There is created within the department of state police an organized retail crime advisory board. The board shall consist of the following members: (a) One member who is a county prosecuting attorney or an assistant county prosecuting attorney. (b) One member who is a …

Sec. 7. This act shall be administered by the director of the department.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "human trafficking health advisory board act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the human trafficking health advisory board created in section 3. (b) "Human trafficking" means a violation of chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h.

Sec. 3. (1) The human trafficking health advisory board is created as an autonomous entity within the department of community health. The board shall consist of the following members: (a) The director of the department of human services or his or her designated representative fro…

Sec. 4. The board shall do all of the following: (a) Collect and analyze information concerning medical and mental health services available to survivors of human trafficking in this state. (b) Identify state and local agencies within this state and other states, as well as withi…