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  • 05-22-2012 2:19 PM

    2011 House Bill 5050 (Revise ban on lying in criminal investigations )

    Introduced in the House on October 11, 2011, to authorize criminal penalties for providing false or misleading information to a peace officer in a criminal investigation, or using a “trick, scheme, or device” to intentionally conceal material facts. The bill authorizes penalties of up to two years in prison depending on the seriousness of the crime being investigated

    The vote was 100 in favor, 3 opposed and 5 not voting

    (House Roll Call 39 at House Journal 0)

    Click here to view bill details.
  • 05-22-2012 2:31 PM In reply to

    Re: 2011 House Bill 5050 (Revise ban on lying in criminal investigations )

    There is never an end to this kind of idiocy.

    Police are investigating a murder.  Policeman stops you as you may look like the suspect.  She asks you for your driver's license.  On the license it says you live at 123 Main St, Chelsea, MI.  and that you are 5'8" tall.  You recently moved and you now live at 456 Maple ST, Chelsea, and due to the cares of the world, you actually are only 5'7 1/2" tall. 

    Legally you can be convicted for giving false and misleading documentation in a murder investigation.  $5,000 penalty and 4 years.  Even if you are innocent and have nothing to do with the issue. 

    Don't think this can happen? 

    Ask the man who withdrew $20,000 for a new car, and was stopped for speeding.  Cops asked to search his car and found the money.  He gave the cop a copy of the ebay ad for the car, a withdrawl slip from his bank account to prove the source, but the cop confiscated the money as a sign of drug dealing.  He is now going to court to try to prove that he should get his own money back, instead of the cops using it on themselves under asset forfeiture laws.

     

     

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