LANSING (AP) — Outdated crimes such as accepting a duel and cursing in front of women or children would no longer be on Michigan’s books under bills advancing in the Legislature.
The House last Wednesday began voting to repeal 75 laws that legislators say no longer serve a purpose or have been made redundant by newer statutes.
The archaic and apparently unenforced laws include prohibitions against ads related to sexually transmitted diseases and accepting a challenge to a duel.
The seven-bill package also would delete laws prohibiting the national anthem from being played in public “without embellishments or other melodies” and lift bans against stealing vegetables from someone’s garden.
Michigan would still have broader penalties for trespassing and larceny.
- Posted August 25, 2015
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
State House votes to void old crimes
headlines Macomb
- Macomb County Meals on Wheels in urgent need of volunteers ahead of holiday season
- MDHHS hosting three, free virtual baby showers in November and December for new or expecting families
- MDHHS secures nearly 100 new juvenile justice placements through partnerships with local communities and providers
- MDHHS seeking proposals for student internship stipend program to enhance behavioral health workforce
- ABA webinar November 30 to explore the state of civil legal aid in America
headlines National
- Bryanna Jenkins advocates for the Black transgender community
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says
- Barrister’s new mystery novel offers glimpse inside the Inner Temple
- Disbarment recommended for ex-Trump lawyer Eastman by State Bar Court of California panel
- Retired California justice faces disciplinary charges for allegedly taking too long to decide cases
