Bill Text: MI SB0581 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Criminal procedure; sentencing; verification of school enrollment or employment of individual released from jail to attend school or for employment purposes; amend day parole act to correct citation reference. Amends sec. 1 of 1962 PA 60 (MCL 801.251).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-26 - Assigned Pa 0021'14 With Immediate Effect [SB0581 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB0581-Chaptered.html
Act No. 21
Public Acts of 2014
Approved by the Governor
February 25, 2014
Filed with the Secretary of State
February 25, 2014
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 2014
STATE OF MICHIGAN
97TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
Introduced by Senator Jones
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 581
AN ACT to amend 1962 PA 60, entitled “An act to provide for the day parole of prisoners in county jails to permit them to be gainfully employed outside the jail or pursue other activities; to provide for the granting of reductions in terms of imprisonment and the regulation thereof; and to provide for the disposition of earnings from such employment,” by amending section 1 (MCL 801.251), as amended by 2012 PA 613.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and subject to section 1a, a sentence or commitment of a person to a county jail for any reason may grant to the person the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes:
(a) Seeking employment.
(b) Working at his or her employment.
(c) Conducting his or her own self-employed business or occupation, including housekeeping and caring for the needs of his or her family.
(d) Attendance at an educational institution.
(e) Medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, or psychological counseling.
(2) A person may petition the court for a privilege described in subsection (1) at the time of sentence or commitment, and in the discretion of the court may renew his or her petition. The court may withdraw the privilege at any time by order entered with or without notice.
(3) A person shall not be granted the privileges described in subsection (1), except for the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for the purpose of medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, or psychological counseling, if the person is housed in the jail while serving all or any part of a sentence of imprisonment for any of the following crimes:
(a) Section 145c, 520b, 520c, 520d, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520g.
(b) Murder in connection with sexual misconduct.
(c) An attempt to commit a crime described in subdivision (a) or (b).
(4) As used in this act, “jail” means a facility that is operated by a county for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations, or persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt, for not more than 1 year.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
