NOTICE OF PRISONER NAME CHANGE S.B. 317: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 317 (as reported by the Committee of the Whole) Sponsor: Senator William Van Regenmorter
Committee: Judiciary
The bill would amend the Department of Corrections (DOC) law to require the entry of information into the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) upon the escape, parole, or transfer from a secure facility to community residential placement of a prisoner who had changed his or her name legally or in accordance with DOC procedures.
The DOC law requires that the Department of Corrections make an entry into the LEIN when a prisoner escapes from a State correctional facility or a parole violation warrant is issued. The bill specifies that the DOC also would have to make a LEIN entry when a prisoner who had changed his or her name escaped, was paroled, or was transferred to community residential placement.
In addition, the DOC law requires that the Department make available on line to the LEIN, by way of the Corrections Management Information Network, information pertaining to a prisoner's transfer into a community residential program, a prisoner's transfer into a minimum custody correctional facility, and changes in a person's parole status. The bill would require that the provided information include a prisoner's former name, if applicable.
The bill would take effect on October 1, 1995.
MCL 791.265d Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. The DOC already is required to enter information regarding escapes and parole violations into the LEIN system. Adding legal name changes should not result in increased costs to the Department.
Date Completed: 3-29-95 Fiscal Analyst: M. Hansen
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.