SB-0450,As Passed Senate,Jun 3, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 450

 

 

May 1, 2003, Introduced by Senators GARCIA and CROPSEY and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Corrections code of 1953,"                                                 

                                                                                

    by amending section 36 (MCL 791.236), as amended by 1999 PA 271.            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 36.  (1) All paroles shall be ordered by the parole                    

                                                                                

2   board and shall be signed by the chairperson.  Written notice of            

                                                                                

3   the order shall be given to the sheriff or other police officer             

                                                                                

4   of the municipality or county in which the prisoner was                     

                                                                                

5   convicted, and to the sheriff or other local police officer of              

                                                                                

6   the municipality or county to which the paroled prisoner is                 

                                                                                

7   sent.                                                                       

                                                                                

8       (2) A parole order may be amended or rescinded at the                       

                                                                                

9   discretion of the parole board for cause.  If a paroled prisoner            

                                                                                

10  who is required to register pursuant to the sex offenders                   

                                                                                

11  registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.732, willfully              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   violates that act, the parole board shall rescind the parole.  If           

                                                                                

2   a prisoner convicted of violating or conspiring to violate                  

                                                                                

3   section 7401(2)(a)(i) or (ii) or 7403(2)(a)(i) or (ii) of the                  

                                                                                

4   public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and 333.7403, is              

                                                                                

5   released on parole and violates or conspires to violate article 7           

                                                                                

6   of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 to 333.7545,           

                                                                                

7   and that violation or conspiracy to violate is punishable by                

                                                                                

8   imprisonment for 4 or more years, or commits a violent felony               

                                                                                

9   during his or her release on parole, parole shall be  revoked               

                                                                                

10  rescinded.                                                                  

                                                                                

11      (3) A parole shall not be rescinded unless an interview is                  

                                                                                

12  conducted by 1 member of the parole board.  The purpose of the              

                                                                                

13  interview is to consider and act upon information received by the           

                                                                                

14  board after the original parole release decision.  A rescission             

                                                                                

15  interview shall be conducted within 45 days after receiving the             

                                                                                

16  new information.  At least 10 days before the interview, the                

                                                                                

17  parolee shall receive a copy or summary of the new evidence that            

                                                                                

18  is the basis for the interview.  An amendment to a parole order             

                                                                                

19  shall be in writing and is not effective until notice of the                

                                                                                

20  amendment is given to the parolee.                                          

                                                                                

21      (4) When a parole order is issued, the order shall contain                  

                                                                                

22  the conditions of the parole and shall specifically provide                 

                                                                                

23  proper means of supervision of the paroled prisoner in accordance           

                                                                                

24  with the rules of the bureau of field services.                             

                                                                                

25      (5) The parole order shall contain a condition to pay                       

                                                                                

26  restitution to the victim of the prisoner's crime or the victim's           

                                                                                

27  estate if the prisoner was ordered to make restitution pursuant             


                                                                                

1   to the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to                

                                                                                

2   780.834, or the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,                    

                                                                                

3   MCL 760.1 to  776.22  777.69.                                               

                                                                                

4       (6) The parole order shall contain a condition requiring the                

                                                                                

5   parolee to pay a parole supervision fee as prescribed in                    

                                                                                

6   section 36a.                                                                

                                                                                

7       (7) The parole order shall contain a condition requiring the                

                                                                                

8   parolee to pay any assessment the prisoner was ordered to pay               

                                                                                

9   pursuant to section 5 of 1989 PA 196, MCL 780.905.                          

                                                                                

10      (8) The parole order shall contain a condition requiring the                

                                                                                

11  parolee to pay the minimum state cost prescribed by section 1j of           

                                                                                

12  chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL              

                                                                                

13  769.1j.                                                                     

                                                                                

14      (9)  (8)  If the parolee is required to be registered under                 

                                                                                

15  the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to              

                                                                                

16  28.732, the parole order shall contain a condition requiring the            

                                                                                

17  parolee to comply with that act.                                            

                                                                                

18      (10)  (9)  If a prisoner convicted of violating or conspiring               

                                                                                

19  to violate section 7401(2)(a)(i) or (ii) or 7403(2)(a)(i) or (ii)              

                                                                                

20  of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and                    

                                                                                

21  333.7403, is released on parole, the parole order shall contain a           

                                                                                

22  notice that if the parolee violates or conspires to violate                 

                                                                                

23  article 7 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 to           

                                                                                

24  333.7545, and that violation or conspiracy to violate is                    

                                                                                

25  punishable by imprisonment for 4 or more years, or commits a                

                                                                                

26  violent felony during his or her release on parole, parole shall            

                                                                                

27  be  revoked  rescinded.                                                     


                                                                                

1       (11)  (10)  A parole order issued for a prisoner subject to                 

                                                                                

2   disciplinary time may contain a condition requiring the parolee             

                                                                                

3   to be housed in a community corrections center or a community               

                                                                                

4   residential home for not less than the first 30 days but not more           

                                                                                

5   than the first 180 days of his or her term of parole.  As used in           

                                                                                

6   this subsection, "community corrections center" and "community              

                                                                                

7   residential home" mean those terms as defined in section 65a.               

                                                                                

8       (12)  (11)  The parole order shall contain a condition                      

                                                                                

9   requiring the parolee to pay the following amounts owed by the              

                                                                                

10  prisoner, if applicable:                                                    

                                                                                

11      (a) The balance of filing fees and costs ordered to be paid                 

                                                                                

12  under section 2963 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961              

                                                                                

13  PA 236, MCL 600.2963.                                                       

                                                                                

14      (b) The balance of any filing fee ordered to be paid by a                   

                                                                                

15  federal court under section 1915 of title 28 of the United States           

                                                                                

16  Code, 28 U.S.C. 1915 and any unpaid order of costs assessed                 

                                                                                

17  against the prisoner.                                                       

                                                                                

18      (13)  (12)  In each case in which payment of restitution is                 

                                                                                

19  ordered as a condition of parole, a parole officer assigned to a            

                                                                                

20  case shall review the case not less than twice yearly to ensure             

                                                                                

21  that restitution is being paid as ordered.  The final review                

                                                                                

22  shall be conducted not less than 60 days before the expiration of           

                                                                                

23  the parole period.  If the parole officer determines that                   

                                                                                

24  restitution is not being paid as ordered, the parole officer                

                                                                                

25  shall file a written report of the violation with the parole                

                                                                                

26  board on a form prescribed by the parole board.  The report shall           

                                                                                

27  include a statement of the amount of arrearage and any reasons              


                                                                                

1   for the arrearage known by the parole officer.  The parole board            

                                                                                

2   shall immediately provide a copy of the report to the court, the            

                                                                                

3   prosecuting attorney, and the victim.                                       

                                                                                

4       (14)  (13)  If a parolee is required to register pursuant to                

                                                                                

5   the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to              

                                                                                

6   28.732, the parole officer shall register the parolee as provided           

                                                                                

7   in that act.                                                                

                                                                                

8       (15)  (14)  If the parole order contains a condition intended               

                                                                                

9   to protect 1 or more named persons, the department shall enter              

                                                                                

10  those provisions of the parole order into the corrections                   

                                                                                

11  management information system, accessible by the law enforcement            

                                                                                

12  information network.  If the parole board revokes a parole order            

                                                                                

13  described in this subsection, the department within 3 business              

                                                                                

14  days shall remove from the corrections management information               

                                                                                

15  system the provisions of that parole order.                                 

                                                                                

16      (16)  (15)  As used in this section, "violent felony" means                 

                                                                                

17  an offense against a person in violation of section 82, 83, 84,             

                                                                                

18  86, 87, 88, 89, 316, 317, 321, 349, 349a, 350, 397, 520b, 520c,             

                                                                                

19  520d, 520e, 520g, 529, 529a, or 530 of the Michigan penal code,             

                                                                                

20  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.83, 750.84, 750.86, 750.87, 750.88,            

                                                                                

21  750.89, 750.316, 750.317, 750.321, 750.349, 750.349a, 750.350,              

                                                                                

22  750.397, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, 750.520g,                  

                                                                                

23  750.529, 750.529a, and 750.530.                                             

                                                                                

24      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

25  October 1, 2003.