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Code · Michigan · Chapter 324 — Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

324.80178 Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); sanctions; costs.

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324.80178 Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); sanctions; costs.
Sec. 80178.
(1)If a person is convicted of violating section 80176(3), the following apply:
(a)Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions
(b)and (c), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:
(i)Community service for not more than 45 days.
(ii)Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(iii)A fine of not more than $300.00.
(b)If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 prior conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and either of the following:
(i)Community service for not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 1 year.
(ii)Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.
(c)If the violation occurs after 2 or more prior convictions regardless of the number of years that have elapsed since any prior conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and either of the following:
(i)Community service for a period of not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 1 year.
(ii)Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.
(2)In addition to the sanctions prescribed in subsection (1), the court may, under the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69, order the person to pay the costs of the prosecution. The court shall also impose sanctions under sections 80185 and 80186.
(3)A person sentenced to perform service to the community under this section shall not receive compensation, and shall reimburse the state or appropriate local unit of government for the cost of supervision incurred by the state or local unit of government as a result of the person's activities in that service.
History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 12 , Eff. July 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 402 , Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
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