HOUSE BILL No. 5234


     January 25, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Richner, DeHart, Pappageorge, Sanborn and DeWeese and referred to the Committee on
Criminal Law and Corrections.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   (MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 2167a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 2167A.  IN A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION CONCERNING A PROP-

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      ERTY OFFENSE, HEARSAY EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF TESTIMONY OR A

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      WRITING SIGNED BY THE COMPLAINING WITNESS MAY BE RECEIVED IN EVI-

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      DENCE IN PLACE OF THE COMPLAINING WITNESS'S APPEARANCE AND

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      TESTIMONY.  A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE MAY BE BASED UPON HEARSAY

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      EVIDENCE IN WHOLE OR IN PART.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act applies to a pre-

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      liminary examination conducted on or after the effective date of

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      this amendatory act.

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           Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act takes effect 90

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      days after the date it is enacted.


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