Bill Text: MI SB0304 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Criminal procedure: bail; procedure a court must follow in imposing financial condition on pretrial release; amend. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding sec. 6f to ch. V.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-07 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety [SB0304 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-SB0304-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 304

 

 

May 7, 2019, Introduced by Senators SCHMIDT, LUCIDO, IRWIN, HOLLIER, CHANG, BRINKS and VANDERWALL and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

(MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 6f to chapter V.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1                            CHAPTER V

 

 2        Sec. 6f. (1) When fixing the amount of bail under this

 

 3  chapter, the court shall not set a financial condition of release

 

 4  based on a preestablished bail schedule, such as a schedule of bond

 

 5  amounts fixed according to the nature of the charge.

 

 6        (2) If the court determines that a defendant will be released

 

 7  other than on a personal recognizance or unsecured bond without

 

 8  special conditions, the court shall impose on the defendant the

 

 9  least onerous condition or combination of conditions of release

 

 1  that will reasonably ensure the appearance of the defendant and the

 

 2  safety of each alleged victim, other persons, and the community.

 

 3        (3) The court shall provide a financial disclosure form to

 

 4  each defendant prior to the defendant's arraignment for use by the

 

 5  court at the defendant's arraignment. The form must contain the

 

 6  following language or substantially similar language displayed in a

 

 7  prominent position:

 

 

8		"Warning: You may be required to affirm the accuracy
9		of this form under oath at your arraignment. Filing
10		an intentionally inaccurate statement of finances
11		may result in perjury charges or action for contempt
12		of court. By signing this form, you authorize anyone
13		possessing any information or records pertaining to
14		your personal finances or income to provide such
15		information to the courts.".

 

 

16        (4) If the court fixes a bail amount under this chapter and

 

17  allows the posting of a 10% deposit bond, the defendant may post

 

18  bail by a surety bond in an amount equal to 1/4 of the full bail

 

19  amount fixed under this chapter and executed by a surety approved

 

20  by the court.

 

21        (5) The supreme court may prescribe rules to implement this

 

22  chapter.

 

23        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

24  after the date it is enacted into law.

 

25        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

26  unless all of the following bills of the 100th Legislature are

 

27  enacted into law:

 1        (a) Senate Bill No. 211.

 

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 3        (b) Senate Bill No. 215.

 

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 5        (c) Senate Bill No. 210.

 

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