Senate Introduced Bill B00751

SENATE BILL No. 751

October 18, 2001, Introduced by Senator HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 2950 (MCL 600.2950), as amended by 1999 PA

268.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 2950. (1) Except as provided in subsections (27) and

2 (28), by commencing an independent action to obtain relief under

3 this section, by joining a claim to an action, or by filing a

4 motion in an action in which the petitioner and the individual to

5 be restrained or enjoined are parties, an individual may petition

6 the family division of circuit court to enter a personal protec-

7 tion order to restrain or enjoin a spouse, a former spouse, an

8 individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, an

9 individual with whom he or she has or has had a dating

10 relationship, or an individual residing or having resided in the

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1 same household as the petitioner from doing 1 or more of the

2 following:

3 (a) Entering onto premises.

4 (b) Assaulting, attacking, beating, molesting, or wounding a

5 named individual.

6 (c) Threatening to kill or physically injure a named

7 individual.

8 (d) Removing minor children from the individual having legal

9 custody of the children, except as otherwise authorized by a cus-

10 tody or parenting time order issued by a court of competent

11 jurisdiction.

12 (e) Purchasing or possessing a firearm.

13 (f) Interfering with petitioner's efforts to remove

14 petitioner's children or personal property from premises that are

15 solely owned or leased by the individual to be restrained or

16 enjoined.

17 (g) Interfering with petitioner at petitioner's place of

18 employment or education or engaging in conduct that impairs

19 petitioner's employment or educational relationship or

20 environment.

21 (h) Having access to information in records concerning a

22 minor child of both petitioner and respondent that will inform

23 respondent about the address or telephone number of petitioner

24 and petitioner's minor child or about petitioner's employment

25 address.

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1 (i) Engaging in conduct that is prohibited under section

2 411h or 411i of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL

3 750.411h and 750.411i.

4 (j) Any other specific act or conduct that imposes upon or

5 interferes with personal liberty or that causes a reasonable

6 apprehension of violence.

7 (2) If the respondent is a person who is issued a license to

8 carry a concealed weapon and is required to carry a weapon as a

9 condition of his or her employment, a police officer certified by

10 the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL

11 28.601 to 28.616, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff or a member of the

12 Michigan department of state police, a local corrections officer,

13 department of corrections employee, or a federal law enforcement

14 officer who carries a firearm during the normal course of his or

15 her employment, the petitioner shall notify the court of the

16 respondent's occupation prior to the issuance of the personal

17 protection order. This subsection does not apply to a petitioner

18 who does not know the respondent's occupation.

19 (3) A petitioner may omit his or her address of residence

20 from documents filed with the court under this section. If a

21 petitioner omits his or her address of residence, the petitioner

22 shall provide the court with a mailing address.

23 (4) The court shall issue a personal protection order under

24 this section if the court determines that there is reasonable

25 cause to believe that the individual to be restrained or enjoined

26 may commit 1 or more of the acts listed in subsection (1). In

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1 determining whether reasonable cause exists, the court shall

2 consider all of the following:

3 (a) Testimony, documents, or other evidence offered in sup-

4 port of the request for a personal protection order.

5 (b) Whether the individual to be restrained or enjoined has

6 previously committed or threatened to commit 1 or more of the

7 acts listed in subsection (1).

8 (5) A court shall not issue a personal protection order that

9 restrains or enjoins conduct described in subsection (1)(a) if

10 all of the following apply:

11 (a) The individual to be restrained or enjoined is not the

12 spouse of the moving party.

13 (b) The individual to be restrained or enjoined or the

14 parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor to be restrained or

15 enjoined has a property interest in the premises.

16 (c) The moving party or the parent, guardian, or custodian

17 of a minor petitioner has no property interest in the premises.

18 (6) A court shall not refuse to issue a personal protection

19 order solely due to the absence of any of the following:

20 (a) A police report.

21 (b) A medical report.

22 (c) A report or finding of an administrative agency.

23 (d) Physical signs of abuse or violence.

24 (7) If the court refuses to grant a personal protection

25 order, it shall state immediately in writing the specific reasons

26 it refused to issue a personal protection order. If a hearing is

27 held, the court shall also immediately state on the record the

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1 specific reasons it refuses to issue a personal protection

2 order.

3 (8) A personal protection order shall not be made mutual.

4 Correlative separate personal protection orders are prohibited

5 unless both parties have properly petitioned the court pursuant

6 to subsection (1).

7 (9) A personal protection order is effective and immediately

8 enforceable ANYWHERE IN THIS STATE when signed by a judge. UPON

9 SERVICE, A PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER MAY ALSO BE ENFORCED BY

10 ANOTHER STATE, AN INDIAN TRIBE, OR A TERRITORY OF THE UNITED

11 STATES.

12 (10) The court shall designate the law enforcement agency

13 that is responsible for entering the personal protection order

14 into the law enforcement information network as provided by the

15 L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to

16 28.216.

17 (11) A personal protection order shall include all of the

18 following, and to the extent practicable the following shall be

19 contained in a single form:

20 (a) A statement that the personal protection order has been

21 entered to restrain or enjoin conduct listed in the order and

22 that violation of the personal protection order will subject the

23 individual restrained or enjoined to ~~either~~ 1 OR MORE of the

24 following:

25 (i) If the respondent is 17 years of age or more, immediate

26 arrest and the civil and criminal contempt powers of the court,

27 and that if he or she is found guilty of criminal contempt, he or

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1 she shall be imprisoned for not more than 93 days and may be

2 fined not more than $500.00.

3 (ii) If the respondent is less than 17 years of age, immedi-

4 ate apprehension or being taken into custody, and subject to the

5 dispositional alternatives listed in section 18 of chapter XIIA

6 of the probate code OF 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.

7 (iii) IF THE RESPONDENT VIOLATES THE PERSONAL PROTECTION

8 ORDER IN A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THIS STATE, THE RESPONDENT IS

9 SUBJECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES OF THE STATE,

10 INDIAN TRIBE, OR UNITED STATES TERRITORY UNDER WHOSE JURISDICTION

11 THE VIOLATION OCCURRED.

12 (b) A statement that the personal protection order is effec-

13 tive and immediately enforceable ANYWHERE IN THIS STATE when

14 signed by a judge, AND THAT, UPON SERVICE, A PERSONAL PROTECTION

15 ORDER ALSO MAY BE ENFORCED BY ANOTHER STATE, AN INDIAN TRIBE, OR

16 A TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

17 (c) A statement listing the type or types of conduct

18 enjoined.

19 (d) An expiration date stated clearly on the face of the

20 order.

21 (e) A statement that the personal protection order is

22 enforceable anywhere in Michigan by any law enforcement agency.

23 (f) The law enforcement agency designated by the court to

24 enter the personal protection order into the law enforcement

25 information network.

26 (g) For ex parte orders, a statement that the individual

27 restrained or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the

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1 personal protection order and request a hearing within 14 days

2 after the individual restrained or enjoined has been served or

3 has received actual notice of the order and that motion forms and

4 filing instructions are available from the clerk of the court.

5 (12) An ex parte personal protection order shall be issued

6 and effective without written or oral notice to the individual

7 restrained or enjoined or his or her attorney if it clearly

8 appears from specific facts shown by verified complaint, written

9 motion, or affidavit that immediate and irreparable injury, loss,

10 or damage will result from the delay required to effectuate

11 notice or that the notice will itself precipitate adverse action

12 before a personal protection order can be issued.

13 (13) A personal protection order issued under subsection

14 (12) is valid for not less than 182 days. The individual

15 restrained or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the

16 personal protection order and request a hearing under the

17 Michigan court rules. The motion to modify or rescind the per-

18 sonal protection order shall be filed within 14 days after the

19 order is served or after the individual restrained or enjoined

20 has received actual notice of the personal protection order

21 unless good cause is shown for filing the motion after the 14

22 days have elapsed.

23 (14) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

24 court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to modify or rescind

25 the ex parte personal protection order within 14 days after the

26 filing of the motion to modify or rescind. If the respondent is

27 a person described in subsection (2) and the personal protection

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1 order prohibits him or her from purchasing or possessing a

2 firearm, the court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to

3 modify or rescind the ex parte personal protection order within 5

4 days after the filing of the motion to modify or rescind.

5 (15) The clerk of the court that issues a personal protec-

6 tion order shall do all of the following immediately upon issu-

7 ance and without requiring a proof of service on the individual

8 restrained or enjoined:

9 (a) File a true copy of the personal protection order with

10 the law enforcement agency designated by the court in the per-

11 sonal protection order.

12 (b) Provide the petitioner with not less than 2 true copies

13 of the personal protection order.

14 (c) If respondent is identified in the pleadings as a law

15 enforcement officer, notify the officer's employing law enforce-

16 ment agency, if known, about the existence of the personal pro-

17 tection order.

18 (d) If the personal protection order prohibits respondent

19 from purchasing or possessing a firearm, notify the concealed

20 weapon licensing board in respondent's county of residence about

21 the existence and contents of the personal protection order.

22 (e) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as a

23 department of corrections employee, notify the state department

24 of corrections about the existence of the personal protection

25 order.

26 (f) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as

27 being a person who may have access to information concerning the

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1 petitioner or a child of the petitioner or respondent and that

2 information is contained in friend of the court records, notify

3 the friend of the court for the county in which the information

4 is located about the existence of the personal protection order.

5 (16) The clerk of the court shall inform the petitioner that

6 he or she may take a true copy of the personal protection order

7 to the law enforcement agency designated by the court in subsec-

8 tion (10) to be immediately entered into the law enforcement

9 information network.

10 (17) The law enforcement agency that receives a true copy of

11 the personal protection order under subsection (15) or (16) shall

12 immediately and without requiring proof of service enter the per-

13 sonal protection order into the law enforcement information net-

14 work as provided by the L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974

15 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.216.

16 (18) A personal protection order issued under this section

17 shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail,

18 return receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at

19 the last known address or addresses of the individual restrained

20 or enjoined or by any other manner provided in the Michigan court

21 rules. If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been

22 served, a law enforcement officer or clerk of the court who knows

23 that a personal protection order exists may, at any time, serve

24 the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of the

25 order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about the

26 existence of the personal protection order, the specific conduct

27 enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and where the

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1 individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of the

2 order. If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, the

3 parent, guardian, or custodian of that individual shall also be

4 served personally or by registered or certified mail, return

5 receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at the

6 last known address or addresses of the parent, guardian, or cus-

7 todian of the individual restrained or enjoined. A proof of

8 service or proof of oral notice shall be filed with the clerk of

9 the court issuing the personal protection order. This subsection

10 does not prohibit the immediate effectiveness of a personal pro-

11 tection order or its immediate enforcement under subsections (21)

12 and (22).

13 (19) The clerk of the court shall immediately notify the law

14 enforcement agency that received the personal protection order

15 under subsection (15) or (16) if either of the following occurs:

16 (a) The clerk of the court has received proof that the indi-

17 vidual restrained or enjoined has been served.

18 (b) The personal protection order is rescinded, modified, or

19 extended by court order.

20 (20) The law enforcement agency that receives information

21 under subsection (19) shall enter the information or cause the

22 information to be entered into the law enforcement information

23 network as provided by the L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974,

24 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.216.

25 (21) Subject to subsection (22), a personal protection order

26 is immediately enforceable anywhere in this state by any law

27 enforcement agency that has received a true copy of the order, is

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1 shown a copy of it, or has verified its existence on the law

2 enforcement information network as provided by the

3 L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to

4 28.216.

5 (22) If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been

6 served, the law enforcement agency or officer responding to a

7 call alleging a violation of a personal protection order shall

8 serve the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of

9 the order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about

10 the existence of the personal protection order, the specific con-

11 duct enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and where

12 the individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of the

13 order. The law enforcement officer shall enforce the personal

14 protection order and immediately enter or cause to be entered

15 into the law enforcement information network that the individual

16 restrained or enjoined has actual notice of the personal protec-

17 tion order. The law enforcement officer also shall file a proof

18 of service or proof of oral notice with the clerk of the court

19 issuing the personal protection order. If the individual

20 restrained or enjoined has not received notice of the personal

21 protection order, the individual restrained or enjoined shall be

22 given an opportunity to comply with the personal protection order

23 before the law enforcement officer makes a custodial arrest for

24 violation of the personal protection order. The failure to imme-

25 diately comply with the personal protection order shall be

26 grounds for an immediate custodial arrest. This subsection does

27 not preclude an arrest under section 15 or 15a of chapter IV of

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1 the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15 and

2 764.15a, or a proceeding under section 14 of chapter XIIA of THE

3 PROBATE CODE OF 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.14.

4 (23) An individual who is 17 years of age or more and who

5 refuses or fails to comply with a personal protection order under

6 this section is subject to the criminal contempt powers of the

7 court and, if found guilty, shall be imprisoned for not more than

8 93 days and may be fined not more than $500.00. An individual

9 who is less than 17 years of age and who refuses or fails to

10 comply with a personal protection order issued under this section

11 is subject to the dispositional alternatives listed in section 18

12 of chapter XIIA of THE PROBATE CODE OF 1939, 1939 PA 288,

13 MCL 712A.18. The criminal penalty provided for under this sec-

14 tion may be imposed in addition to a penalty that may be imposed

15 for another criminal offense arising from the same conduct.

16 (24) An individual who knowingly and intentionally makes a

17 false statement to the court in support of his or her petition

18 for a personal protection order is subject to the contempt powers

19 of the court.

20 (25) A personal protection order issued under this section

21 is also enforceable under chapter XIIA of THE PROBATE CODE OF

22 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to ~~712A.31~~ 712A.32, and

23 section 15b of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927

24 PA 175, MCL 764.15b.

25 (26) A personal protection order issued under this section

26 is also enforceable under chapter 17.

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1 (27) A court shall not issue a personal protection order

2 that restrains or enjoins conduct described in subsection (1) if

3 either of the following applies:

4 (a) The respondent is the unemancipated minor child of the

5 petitioner.

6 (b) The petitioner is the unemancipated minor child of the

7 respondent.

8 (28) If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, issu-

9 ance of a personal protection order under this section is subject

10 to chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL

11 712A.1 to 712A.32.

12 (29) A personal protection order that is issued prior to the

13 effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection

14 is not invalid on the ground that it does not comply with 1 or

15 more of the requirements added by this amendatory act.

16 (30) As used in this section:

17 (a) "Dating relationship" means frequent, intimate associa-

18 tions primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional

19 involvement. This term does not include a casual relationship or

20 an ordinary fraternization between 2 individuals in a business or

21 social context.

22 (b) "Federal law enforcement officer" means an officer or

23 agent employed by a law enforcement agency of the United States

24 government whose primary responsibility is the enforcement of

25 laws of the United States.

26 (c) "Personal protection order" means an injunctive order

27 issued by the circuit court or the family division of circuit

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1 court restraining or enjoining activity and individuals listed in

2 subsection (1).

3 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

4 effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

5 are enacted into law:

6 (a) Senate Bill No. 752.

8 (b) Senate Bill No. 753.

10 (c) Senate Bill No. 754.

12 (d) Senate Bill No. 755.

14 (e) Senate Bill No. 756.

16 (f) Senate Bill No. 757.

18 (g) Senate Bill No. 758.

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