Michigan HB5079 increases penalties for disarming law enforcement officers of firearms or other weapons.

Michigan HB5079 amends the state's penal code to increase penalties for disarming law enforcement officers of firearms or other weapons. Specifically, it raises the maximum prison term for taking a firearm from a peace officer or corrections officer from 10 to 20 years if the officer is injured or force is used. Taking a non-firearm weapon from a peace officer or corrections officer carries a maximum prison term of up to 4 years. The bill also allows sentences for these offenses to run consecutively to any other sentences arising from the same incident.

Michigan HB5079 increases penalties for disarming law enforcement officers of firearms or other weapons.

Michigan HB5079 amends the state's penal code to increase penalties for disarming law enforcement officers of firearms or other weapons. Specifically, it raises the maximum prison term for taking a firearm from a peace officer or corrections officer from 10 to 20 years if the officer is injured or force is used. Taking a non-firearm weapon from a peace officer or corrections officer carries a maximum prison term of up to 4 years. The bill also allows sentences for these offenses to run consecutively to any other sentences arising from the same incident.