Bill Text: MI HB4429 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Law enforcement; other; disclosures by law enforcement officers act; modify definition of involuntary statement. Amends sec. 1 of 2006 PA 563 (MCL 15.391).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-29 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/28/2017 [HB4429 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4429-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4429
March 28, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 563, entitled
"An act to restrict the use and disclosure of certain statements
made by law enforcement officers,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 15.391), as amended by 2016 PA 302.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Involuntary statement" means truthful information
provided by a law enforcement officer, if compelled under threat of
dismissal from employment or any other employment sanction, by the
law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer.
(b) "Law enforcement agency" means the department of state
police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement
agency of a county, township, city, village, airport authority,
community college, or university, that is responsible for the
prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal
laws of this state.
(c) "Law enforcement officer" means all of the following:
(i) A person who is trained and licensed or certified under
the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA
203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.
(ii) A local corrections officer as defined in section 2 of
the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL
791.532.
(iii) An emergency dispatch worker employed by a law
enforcement agency.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
