Michigan HB5528 amends the definition of riot and incitement to riot, clarifying criteria for these crimes while protecting the right to peaceful.

Michigan HB5528 amends sections 1 and 2 of 1968 PA 302, clarifying the criteria for the crime of riot and incitement to riot. It specifies that it is unlawful for five or more individuals acting in concert to engage in violent conduct that causes or risks causing public terror or alarm. It also defines incitement to riot as urging others to commit acts of unlawful force or violence, or to unlawfully harm property or interfere with law enforcement. The bill emphasizes that the right to peacefully protest is protected under the First Amendment and the state constitution.

Michigan HB5528 amends the definition of riot and incitement to riot, clarifying criteria for these crimes while protecting the right to peaceful.

Michigan HB5528 amends sections 1 and 2 of 1968 PA 302, clarifying the criteria for the crime of riot and incitement to riot. It specifies that it is unlawful for five or more individuals acting in concert to engage in violent conduct that causes or risks causing public terror or alarm. It also defines incitement to riot as urging others to commit acts of unlawful force or violence, or to unlawfully harm property or interfere with law enforcement. The bill emphasizes that the right to peacefully protest is protected under the First Amendment and the state constitution.