PROHIBIT PRISONER NAME CHANGE                               S.B. 798 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 798 (Substitute S-1 as reported) Sponsor: Senator Mike Rogers Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Department of Corrections (DOC) law to prohibit the Department from permitting a prisoner to change his or her name. The DOC would have to recognize a prisoner by the name of that prisoner at the time he or she came under the jurisdiction of the Department.

The bill would take effect on June 1, 1996.

MCL 791.206                                                                                   Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 12-12-95                                                                     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.