HB-6403, As Passed House, September 21, 2006
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 6403
(As amended September 20, 2006)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2976.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2976. (1) Except as provided in subsection (21), a
school, after approval by the [superintendent or his or her designee,]
may commence an
action in the circuit court requesting the issuance of a student
body protection order to restrain or enjoin an individual from
entering on or coming within 1,000 feet of school property.
(2) [WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACTION,] A court
shall issue a student body protection order under
this section if the court determines by clear and convincing
evidence, after notice and a hearing, that the respondent has, on
or within 1,000 feet of school property, committed an act described
House Bill No. 6403 (H-1) as amended September 20, 2006 (1 of 2)
in section 2 of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295,
MCL 28.722[, OR IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A STUDENT OF THE DISTRICT
SEEKING THE STUDENT BODY PROTECTION ORDER, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(A) section 7401 of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7401 (Manufacturing, creating, delivering, or possessing with intent to manufacture, create, or deliver a controlled substance, prescription form).
(B) section 7401a of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7401a (Delivery of controlled substance).
(C) section 7401b of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7401b (Manufacture, delivery, or possession of GHB).
(D) section 7401c of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7401c (Manufacture of controlled substance - operating a drug lab).
(E) section 7402 of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7402 (Creating, manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to deliver counterfeit substance or controlled substance analogue).
(F) section 7410a of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7410a (Delivery or intent to deliver controlled substance in or within public or private park).
(G) section 7416 of the public health code, 1978 pa 368, MCL 333.7416 (Recruiting, inducing, soliciting, or coercing minor to commit felony involving drugs)].
(3) A court shall not deny a request for a student body
protection order under this section solely because the respondent
has not been charged with or convicted of an offense for the
conduct alleged in the complaint or because there is no police
report related to the conduct alleged in the complaint.
(4) If a court determines, after notice and a hearing, that a
student body protection order is warranted under this section and
that 1 or more of the following conditions apply, the court may, in
its discretion, tailor the student body protection order as
necessary to balance the rights of the respondent and the safety
and welfare of the school's students:
(a) The respondent is a student of the school.
(b) The respondent is a parent of a student of the school.
(c) The respondent is a registered voter in this state and his
or her polling place is located on school property.
(5) If a court denies a request for a student body protection
order under this section, it shall immediately state in writing the
specific reasons for the denial. If the denial is made at the
hearing, the court shall also immediately state on the record the
specific reasons for its denial.
(6) A student body protection order is effective and
immediately enforceable when signed by a judge.
(7) The court shall designate a law enforcement agency to be
responsible for entering the student body protection order into the
law enforcement information network as provided by the C.J.I.S.
policy council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.
(8) A student body protection order issued under this section
shall include all of the following, to the extent practicable in a
single document:
(a) A statement that the student body protection order has
been entered to restrain or enjoin conduct listed in the order and
that violation of the student body protection order will subject
the respondent to 1 of the following:
(i) If the respondent is 17 years of age or older, immediate
arrest and the civil and criminal contempt powers of the court,
and, if found guilty of criminal contempt, imprisonment for not
more than 93 days and a fine of not more than $500.00.
(ii) If the respondent is less than 17 years of age, immediate
apprehension or being taken into custody and the dispositional
alternatives listed in section 18 of chapter XIIA of the probate
code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.
(b) A statement that the student body protection order is
effective and immediately enforceable when signed by a judge.
(c) A statement of the conduct enjoined.
(d) A clearly stated expiration date.
(e) A statement that the student body protection order is
enforceable by any appropriate law enforcement agency.
(f) The law enforcement agency designated by the court to
enter the student body protection order into the law enforcement
information network.
(9) The clerk of a court that issues a student body protection
order under this section shall do both of the following immediately
on issuance and without requiring proof of service on the
respondent:
(a) File a true copy of the student body protection order with
the law enforcement agency designated in the order.
(b) Provide the petitioner with 2 or more true copies of the
student body protection order.
(10) The clerk of a court that issues a student body
protection order under this section shall inform the petitioner
that he or she may take a true copy of the student body protection
order to the law enforcement agency designated in the student body
protection order for immediate entry into the law enforcement
information network.
(11) A law enforcement agency that receives a true copy of a
student body protection order under subsection (9) or (10) shall
immediately and without requiring proof of service enter the
student body protection order into the law enforcement information
network as provided by the C.J.I.S. policy council act, 1974 PA
163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.
(12) A student body protection order issued under this section
shall be served personally; by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at the last
known address or addresses of the respondent; or by any other
method allowed by the Michigan court rules. If the respondent has
not been served, a law enforcement officer or clerk of the court
who knows that a student body protection order exists may, at any
time, serve the respondent with a true copy of the student body
protection order or advise the respondent about the existence of
the student body protection order, the specific conduct enjoined,
the penalties for violating the student body protection order, and
where the respondent may obtain a copy of the student body
protection order. If the respondent is less than 18 years of age,
the parent, guardian, or custodian of the respondent shall also be
served personally; by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at the last known
address or addresses of the parent, guardian, or custodian; or by
any other method allowed by the Michigan court rules. A proof of
service or proof of oral notice shall be filed with the clerk of
the court that issued the student body protection order. This
subsection does not prohibit the immediate effectiveness of a
student body protection order or its immediate enforcement under
subsections (15) and (16).
(13) The clerk of a court that issued a student body
protection order under this section shall immediately notify the
law enforcement agency that received the student body protection
order under subsection (9) or (10) if either of the following
occurs:
(a) The clerk receives proof that the respondent has been
served.
(b) The student body protection order is rescinded, modified,
or extended by court order.
(14) A law enforcement agency that receives information under
subsection (13) shall enter the information or cause the
information to be entered into the law enforcement information
network as provided by the C.J.I.S. policy council act, 1974 PA
163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.
(15) Subject to subsection (16), a student body protection
order is immediately enforceable by any law enforcement agency that
has received a true copy of the student body protection order, is
shown a copy of it, or has verified its existence on the law
enforcement information network as provided by the C.J.I.S. policy
council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.
(16) If the respondent has not been served, a law enforcement
agency or officer who responds to a call alleging a violation of a
student body protection order issued under this section shall serve
the respondent with a true copy of the student body protection
order or advise the respondent about the existence of the student
body protection order, the specific conduct enjoined, the penalties
for violating the student body protection order, and where the
respondent may obtain a copy of the student body protection order.
The law enforcement officer shall enforce the student body
protection order and immediately enter or have entered into the law
enforcement information network that the respondent has actual
notice of the student body protection order. The law enforcement
officer also shall file a proof of service or proof of oral notice
with the clerk of the court that issued the student body protection
order. If the respondent has not received notice of the student
body protection order, the respondent shall be given an opportunity
to comply with the student body protection order before the law
enforcement officer makes a custodial arrest for violation of the
student body protection order. Failure to immediately comply with
the student body protection order is grounds for an immediate
custodial arrest. This subsection does not preclude an arrest under
section 15 or 15a of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure,
1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15 and 764.15a, or a proceeding under section
14 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL
712A.14.
(17) An individual who is 17 years of age or older and who
refuses or fails to comply with a student body protection order
issued under this section is subject to the criminal contempt
powers of the court and, if found guilty, shall be imprisoned for
not more than 93 days and may be fined not more than $500.00. An
individual who is less than 17 years of age and who refuses or
fails to comply with a student body protection order issued under
this section is subject to the dispositional alternatives listed in
section 18 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA
288, MCL 712A.18. A criminal penalty may be imposed under this
section in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for another
criminal offense arising from the same conduct.
(18) An individual who knowingly and intentionally makes a
false statement to a court in support of his or her petition for a
student body protection order is subject to the contempt powers of
the court.
(19) A student body protection order issued under this section
is also enforceable under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939,
1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32, and section 15b of chapter IV
of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15b.
(20) A student body protection order issued under this section
is also enforceable under chapter 17.
(21) A court shall not issue a student body protection order
under this section if the respondent is less than 10 years of age.
(22) If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, issuance
of a student body protection order under this section is subject to
chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1
to 712A.32.
(23) As used in this section, "school" and "school property"
mean those terms as defined in section 33 of the sex offenders
registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.733.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 6404.
(b) House Bill No. 6405.
(c) House Bill No. 6406.