SENATE BILL No. 725

October 17, 2001, Introduced by Senators SIKKEMA, JOHNSON, BULLARD, MC COTTER, HAMMERSTROM and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 2972.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 2972. (1) WHEN CONSIDERING A MOTION TO SEAL COURT

2 RECORDS IN A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL MATTER INVOLVING AN ALLEGATION OF

3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF ANY

4 ALLEGED VICTIM OR POTENTIAL VICTIM OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN

5 DETERMINING WHETHER GOOD CAUSE FOR SEALING THE RECORDS HAS BEEN

6 SHOWN.

7 (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" MEANS THAT

8 TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1 OF 1978 PA 389, MCL 400.1501.

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