EXPEDITED PPO HEARING FOR POLICE                        S.B. 1184 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1184 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor: Senator Michael J. Bouchard

Committee: Judiciary

Date Completed: 11-8-96

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Revised Judicature Act to provide that, if the respondent to a motion to modify or rescind an ex parte personal protection order (PPO) were a law enforcement officer and the PPO prohibited the officer from purchasing or possessing a firearm, the court would have to schedule a hearing on the motion within five days after its filing. The Act currently requires that a court schedule a hearing on a motion to modify or rescind an ex parte PPO within 14 days after the filing of the motion.

If the respondent to a PPO petition were a police officer certified by the Michigan Law Enforcement Training Council, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, or a corrections officer who was required to carry a firearm during the normal course of his or her employment, the petitioner would have to notify the court of the respondent’s occupation before a PPO was issued. This requirement would not apply to a petitioner who did not know the respondent’s occupation.

MCL 600.2950                                                                                 Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

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

Date Completed: 11-14-96                                                                           Fiscal Analyst: M. Ortiz

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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.