Bill Text: MI HB4547 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Children; protection; electronic video recording of child interrogations in child protection cases; require. Amends 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.621 - 722.638) by adding sec. 8f. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4548'15, HB 4549'15

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-09 - Referred To Second Reading [HB4547 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4547-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4547

 

May 5, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Hooker, Barrett, Chatfield, Victory, Price, LaVoy, Runestad and Glenn and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled

 

"Child protection law,"

 

(MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 8f.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 8f. (1) At the time a department investigator or law

 

enforcement officer interviews a child in an accredited or an

 

accreditable child assessment center, or arranges an interview of a

 

child in an accredited or an accreditable child assessment center,

 

the department investigator or law enforcement officer shall make

 

an electronic recording of the interview in its entirety. The

 

department investigator or law enforcement officer shall begin the

 

recording of an interview described in this subsection at the

 

beginning of that interview. The department investigator or law

 

enforcement officer shall not turn off the electronic recording of

an interview under this subsection until the interview is

 

completed.

 

     (2) The department shall allow access to and retain electronic

 

recordings in the manner provided for access to and retention of

 

videorecorded statements under section 2163a of the revised

 

judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2163a.

 

     (3) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Accredited or accreditable child assessment center" means

 

a facility or service provider that has received accreditation or

 

is eligible for accreditation from the national children's

 

alliance.

 

     (b) "Electronic recording" means a videorecorded statement as

 

that term is defined in section 2163a of the revised judicature act

 

of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2163a.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4548 (request no.

 

01729'15).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4549 (request no.

 

01730'15).