HOUSE BILL No. 5928

 

May 20, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Condino and Howell and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    by amending sections 350a and 430 (MCL 750.350a and 750.430),               

                                                                                

    section 350a as amended by 1996 PA 14 and section 430 as amended            

                                                                                

    by 2003 PA 235.                                                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 350a. (1) An adoptive or natural parent of a child                     

                                                                                

2   shall not take that child, or retain that child for more than 24            

                                                                                

3   hours, with the intent to detain or conceal the child from any              

                                                                                

4   other parent or legal guardian of the child who has custody or              

                                                                                

5   parenting time rights pursuant to a lawful court order at the               

                                                                                

6   time of the taking or retention, or from the person or persons              

                                                                                

7   who have adopted the child, or from any other person having                 

                                                                                

8   lawful charge of the child at the time of the taking or                     

                                                                                

9   retention.                                                                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) A parent who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a                     

                                                                                

2   felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year and 1           

                                                                                

3   day, or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.                         

                                                                                

4       (3) A parent who violates this section, upon conviction, in                 

                                                                                

5   addition to any other punishment, may be ordered to make                    

                                                                                

6   restitution to the other parent, legal guardian, the person or              

                                                                                

7   persons who have adopted the child, or any other person having              

                                                                                

8   lawful charge of the child for any financial expense incurred as            

                                                                                

9   a result of attempting to locate and having the child returned.             

                                                                                

10      (4) When a parent who has not been convicted previously of a                

                                                                                

11  violation of section 349, 350, or this section, or under any                

                                                                                

12  statute of the United States or of any state related to                     

                                                                                

13  kidnapping, pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, a violation            

                                                                                

14  of this section, the court, without entering a judgment of guilt            

                                                                                

15  and with the consent of the accused parent, may defer further               

                                                                                

16  proceedings and place the accused parent on probation with lawful           

                                                                                

17  terms and conditions.  The terms and conditions of probation may            

                                                                                

18  include participation in a drug treatment court under chapter 10A           

                                                                                

19  of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060            

                                                                                

20  to 600.1082. Upon a violation of a term or condition of                     

                                                                                

21  probation, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23  conditions of probation, the court shall discharge from probation           

                                                                                

24  and dismiss the proceedings against the parent.  Discharge and              

                                                                                

25  dismissal under this subsection shall be without adjudication of            

                                                                                

26  guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of disqualifications             

                                                                                

27  or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime,                  


                                                                                

1   including any additional penalties imposed for second or                    

                                                                                

2   subsequent convictions.  The department of state police shall               

                                                                                

3   retain a nonpublic record of an arrest and discharge and                    

                                                                                

4   dismissal under this section.  This record shall be furnished to            

                                                                                

5   either or both of the following:                                            

                                                                                

6       (a) To a court or police agency upon request for the purpose                

                                                                                

7   of showing that a defendant in a criminal action has already                

                                                                                

8   availed himself or herself of this subsection.                              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

10  the purpose of determining whether the defendant in a criminal              

                                                                                

11  action is eligible for discharge and dismissal of proceedings by            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

14      (5) It is a complete defense under this section if a parent                 

                                                                                

15  proves that his or her actions were taken for the purpose of                

                                                                                

16  protecting the child from an immediate and actual threat of                 

                                                                                

17  physical or mental harm, abuse, or neglect.                                 

                                                                                

18      Sec. 430.  (1) A licensed health care professional who does                 

                                                                                

19  either of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:                         

                                                                                

20      (a) Engages in the practice of his or her health profession                 

                                                                                

21  with a bodily alcohol content of .05 or more grams per 100                  

                                                                                

22  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

                                                                                

23  milliliters of urine.                                                       

                                                                                

24      (b) Engages in the practice of his or her health profession                 

                                                                                

25  while he or she is under the influence of a controlled substance            

                                                                                

26  and, due to the illegal or improper use of the controlled                   

                                                                                

27  substance, his or her ability to safely and skillfully engage in            


                                                                                

1   the practice of his or her health profession is visibly                     

                                                                                

2   impaired.                                                                   

                                                                                

3       (2) A peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe an                  

                                                                                

4   individual violated subsection (1) may require the individual to            

                                                                                

5   submit to a chemical analysis of his or her breath, blood, or               

                                                                                

6   urine.  Before an individual is required to submit to a chemical            

                                                                                

7   analysis under this subsection, the peace officer shall inform              

                                                                                

8   the individual of all of the following:                                     

                                                                                

9       (a) The individual may refuse to submit to the chemical                     

                                                                                

10  analysis, but if he or she refuses, the officer may obtain a                

                                                                                

11  court order requiring the individual to submit to a chemical                

                                                                                

12  analysis.                                                                   

                                                                                

13      (b) If the individual submits to the chemical analysis, he or               

                                                                                

14  she may obtain a chemical analysis from a person of his or her              

                                                                                

15  own choosing.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (3) The failure of a peace officer to comply with the                       

                                                                                

17  requirements of subsection (2) renders the results of a chemical            

                                                                                

18  analysis inadmissible as evidence in a criminal prosecution for             

                                                                                

19  violating this section, in a civil action arising out of a                  

                                                                                

20  violation of this section, or in any administrative proceeding              

                                                                                

21  arising out of a violation of this section.                                 

                                                                                

22      (4) The collection and testing of breath, blood, or urine                   

                                                                                

23  specimens under this section shall be conducted in the same                 

                                                                                

24  manner that breath, blood, or urine specimens are collected and             

                                                                                

25  tested for alcohol-related and controlled substance-related                 

                                                                                

26  driving violations under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,            

                                                                                

27  MCL 257.1 to 257.923.                                                       


                                                                                

1       (5) This section does not prohibit the individual from being                

                                                                                

2   charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation            

                                                                                

3   of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of              

                                                                                

4   this section in lieu of being charged with, convicted of, or                

                                                                                

5   sentenced for the violation of this section.                                

                                                                                

6       (6) This section does not apply to a licensed health care                   

                                                                                

7   professional who in good faith renders emergency care without               

                                                                                

8   compensation at the scene of an emergency unless the acts or                

                                                                                

9   omissions by the licensed health care professional amount to                

                                                                                

10  gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.                          

                                                                                

11      (7) If an individual is convicted under this section, the                   

                                                                                

12  court shall order that individual to participate in the health              

                                                                                

13  professional recovery program established under section 16167 of            

                                                                                

14  the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16167.                         

                                                                                

15      (8) A violation of this section is punishable as follows:                   

                                                                                

16      (a) If the individual's conduct did not result in physical                  

                                                                                

17  harm or injury to the patient and the individual has not been               

                                                                                

18  convicted previously for violating this section, the court,                 

                                                                                

19  without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the            

                                                                                

20  accused and of the prosecuting attorney, may defer further                  

                                                                                

21  proceedings and place the accused on probation upon terms and               

                                                                                

22  conditions that shall include, but are not limited to,                      

                                                                                

23  participation in the health professional recovery program                   

                                                                                

24  established under section 16167 of the public health code, 1978             

                                                                                

25  PA 368, MCL 333.16167.  The terms and conditions of probation may           

                                                                                

26  include participation in a drug treatment court under chapter 10A           

                                                                                

27  of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060            


                                                                                

1   to 600.1082. Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may           

                                                                                

2   enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided            

                                                                                

3   under subdivision (b).  Upon fulfillment of the terms and                   

                                                                                

4   conditions, the court shall discharge the individual and dismiss            

                                                                                

5   the proceedings.  Discharge and dismissal under this section                

                                                                                

6   shall be without adjudication of guilt and are not a conviction             

                                                                                

7   for purposes of this section or for purposes of disqualifications           

                                                                                

8   or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime,                  

                                                                                

9   including additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent             

                                                                                

10  convictions under this subsection.  There may only be 1 discharge           

                                                                                

11  and dismissal under this section as to an individual.  The                  

                                                                                

12  records and identifications division of the department of state             

                                                                                

13  police shall retain a nonpublic record of an arrest and discharge           

                                                                                

14  or dismissal under this subsection.  This record shall only be              

                                                                                

15  furnished to either or both of the following:                               

                                                                                

16                                                                               (i) To a court or police agency upon request for the purpose                        

                                                                                

17  of showing whether the individual accused of violating this                 

                                                                                

18  section has already once utilized this subdivision.                         

                                                                                

19      (ii) To a court, police agency, or prosecutor upon request                   

                                                                                

20  for the purpose of determining whether the defendant in a                   

                                                                                

21  criminal action is eligible for discharge and dismissal of                  

                                                                                

22  proceedings by a drug treatment court under section 1076(4) of              

                                                                                

23  the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1076.              

                                                                                

24      (b) For a first offense, by imprisonment for not more than                  

                                                                                

25  180 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.                     

                                                                                

26      (c) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment for                 

                                                                                

27  not more than 1 year or a fine of not less than $1,000.00, or               


                                                                                

1   both.                                                                       

                                                                                

2       (9) As used in this section, "licensed health care                          

                                                                                

3   professional" means an individual licensed or registered under              

                                                                                

4   article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101            

                                                                                

5   to 333.18838.                                                               

                                                                                

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

8   enacted into law.