Bill Text: MI HB4963 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Corrections; other; monitoring and oversight of juveniles under the age of 18 placed under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections; require, and provide for certain reporting. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding sec. 1m to ch. IX.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [HB4963 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB4963-Engrossed.html
HB-4963, As Passed House, April 28, 2016
HOUSE BILL No. 4963
October 7, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Kosowski, Kesto, Santana, Garrett, Lucido, Love, Chang, Webber, Byrd, Robinson, Geiss, Banks, Gay-Dagnogo, Greig, Yanez, Darany, Forlini, Howrylak, LaVoy, Durhal, Rutledge, Irwin, Neeley, Hovey-Wright, Plawecki, Moss, Callton and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled
"The code of criminal procedure,"
(MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 1m to chapter IX.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
CHAPTER IX
Sec. 1m. (1) The state court administrator shall develop and
provide an annual report to the legislature regarding juveniles
less than 18 years of age tried for felonies or misdemeanors in a
court of general criminal jurisdiction in the same manner as
adults. The report shall be provided to the legislature
electronically and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:
House Bill No. 4963 as amended April 26, 2016
(a) The number of juveniles in this state prosecuted as adults
in a court having general criminal jurisdiction for a felony,
misdemeanor, or traffic offense, and if convicted, the sentence
entered by the court.
(b) The number of motions under section 4 of the probate code
of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.4, by the prosecutor of each county
to transfer juvenile matters from a probate court to a court having
general criminal jurisdiction of the offense.
(c) For those juveniles who are tried for felonies or
misdemeanors in a court of general criminal jurisdiction in the
same manner as adults, whether those individuals were represented
by counsel, and if so, whether the counsel was appointed or
retained.
(d) The rate of recidivism for juveniles tried for felonies or
misdemeanors in a court of general criminal jurisdiction in the
same manner as adults.
(2) The annual report shall include all of, but not be limited
to, the following demographic and geographic data for each juvenile
tried for a felony or misdemeanor criminal offense in a court of
general criminal jurisdiction in the same manner as an adult:
(a) A juvenile's custody status and custody history if the
juvenile was in the legal custody of an individual other than his
or her biological parent at any time before his or her
incarceration.
(b) A juvenile's educational and school history including
schools attended, grades completed, and suspensions or expulsions.
[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2018.]