Act No. 302

Public Acts of 2016

Approved by the Governor

October 3, 2016

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 4, 2016

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2, 2017

STATE OF MICHIGAN

98TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

Introduced by Reps. Kesto and Tedder

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5498

AN ACT to amend 2006 PA 563, entitled “An act to restrict the use and disclosure of certain statements made by law enforcement officers,” by amending section 1 (MCL 15.391).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. As used in this act:

(a) “Involuntary statement” means information provided by a law enforcement officer, if compelled under threat of dismissal from employment or any other employment sanction, by the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer.

(b) “Law enforcement agency” means the department of state police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, village, airport authority, community college, or university, that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.

(c) “Law enforcement officer” means all of the following:

(i) A person who is trained and licensed or certified under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

(ii) A local corrections officer as defined in section 2 of the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.532.

(iii) An emergency dispatch worker employed by a law enforcement agency.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 92 of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor