SB-0999, As Passed House, June 29, 2004

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 999

                                                                             A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

"Public health code,"                                                       

by amending section 7411 (MCL 333.7411), as amended by 2002 PA              

79.                                                                         

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 7411.  (1) When an individual who has not previously                   

2   been convicted of an offense under this article or under any                

3   statute of the United States or of any state relating to narcotic           

4   drugs, coca leaves, marihuana, or stimulant, depressant, or                 

5   hallucinogenic drugs, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of                

6   possession of a controlled substance under section 7403(2)(a)(v),           

7   7403(2)(b), (c), or (d), or of use of a controlled substance                

8   under section 7404, or possession or use of an imitation                    

9   controlled substance under section 7341 for a second time, the              

10  court, without entering a judgment of guilt with the consent of             

1   the accused, may defer further proceedings and place the                    

2   individual on probation upon terms and conditions that shall                

3   include, but are not limited to, payment of a probation                     

4   supervision fee as prescribed in section 3c of chapter XI of the            

5   code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771.3c.  The terms             

6   and conditions of probation may include participation in a drug             

7   treatment court under chapter 10A of the revised judicature act             

8   of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060 to 600.1082. Upon violation of           

9   a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt           

10  and proceed as otherwise provided.  Upon fulfillment of the terms           

11  and conditions, the court shall discharge the individual and                

12  dismiss the proceedings.  Discharge and dismissal under this                

13  section shall be without adjudication of guilt and, except as               

14  provided in subsection (2)(b), is not a conviction for purposes             

15  of this section or for purposes of disqualifications or                     

16  disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including           

17  the additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent                   

18  convictions under section 7413.  There may be only 1 discharge              

19  and dismissal under this section as to an individual.                       

20      (2) The records and identifications division of the                         

21  department of state police shall retain a nonpublic record of an            

22  arrest and discharge or dismissal under this section.  This                 

23  record shall be furnished to  either or both any or all of the             

24  following:                                                                  

25      (a) To a court,  or  police agency, or office of a                          

26  prosecuting attorney upon request for the purpose of showing that           

27  a defendant in a criminal action involving the possession or use            

1   of a controlled substance, or an imitation controlled substance             

2   as defined in section 7341, covered in this article has already             

3   once utilized this section.                                                 

4   (b) To a court, police agency, or prosecutor upon request for               

5   the purpose of determining whether the defendant in a criminal              

6   action is eligible for discharge and dismissal of proceedings by            

7   a drug treatment court under section 1076(4) of the revised                 

8   judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1076.

9   (c)  (b)  To the state department of corrections,  or  a law                

10  enforcement agency, a court, or the office of a prosecuting                 

11  attorney upon request of the  department's or department, law              

12  enforcement  agency's request, agency, court, or office of a               

13  prosecuting attorney, subject to all of the following                       

14  conditions:                                                                 

15                                                                               (i) At the time of the request, the individual is an employee                       

16  of the department,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or               

17  office of prosecuting attorney or an applicant for employment               

18  with the department,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or             

19  office of prosecuting attorney.                                             

20      (ii) If the individual is an employee of the department,  or                 

21  the  law enforcement agency, court, or prosecuting attorney, the            

22  date on which the court placed the individual on probation                  

23  occurred after  the effective date of the March 25, 2002.

24  amendatory act that added this subdivision.

25      (iii) The record shall be used by the department of                          

26  corrections,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or                     

27  prosecuting attorney only to determine whether an employee has              

1   violated his or her conditions of employment or whether an                  

2   applicant meets criteria for employment.                                    

3       (3) For purposes of this section, a person subjected to a                   

4   civil fine for a first violation of section 7341(4) shall not be            

5   considered to have previously been convicted of an offense under            

6   this article.                                                               

7       (4) Except as provided in subsection  (5), if an individual                 

8   is convicted of a violation of this article, other than a                   

9   violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to (iv) or section                        

10  7403(2)(a)(i) to (iv), the court as part of the sentence, during             

11  the period of confinement or the period of probation, or both,              

12  may require the individual to attend a course of instruction or             

13  rehabilitation program approved by the department on the medical,           

14  psychological, and social effects of the misuse of drugs.  The              

15  court may order the individual to pay a fee, as approved by the             

16  director, for the instruction or program.  Failure to complete              

17  the instruction or program shall be considered a violation of the           

18  terms of probation.                                                         

19      (5) If an individual is convicted of a second violation of                  

20  section 7341(4), before imposing sentence under subsection (1),             

21  the court shall order the person to undergo screening and                   

22  assessment by a person or agency designated by the office of                

23  substance abuse services, to determine whether the person is                

24  likely to benefit from rehabilitative services, including alcohol           

25  or drug education and alcohol or drug treatment programs.  As               

26  part of the sentence imposed under subsection (1), the court may            

27  order the person to participate in and successfully complete 1 or           

Senate Bill 999 (H-1) as amended June 29, 2004

1   more appropriate rehabilitative programs.  The person shall pay             

2   for the costs of the screening, assessment, and rehabilitative              

3   services.  Failure to complete a program shall be considered a              

4   violation of the terms of the probation.                                    

[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2005.]

5       Enacting section [2].  This amendatory act does not take                    

6   effect unless Senate Bill No. 998 of the 92nd Legislature is                

7   enacted into law.