Act No. 713

Public Acts of 2002

Approved by the Governor

December 30, 2002

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 30, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 2002

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

Introduced by Reps. Toy, Cassis, Voorhees, Allen, Vander Veen, Birkholz, Scranton, Cameron Brown, Drolet, Meyer, Reeves, Kooiman and Kuipers

Reps. Anderson, Basham, Bernero, Bisbee, Bishop, Bogardus, Bovin, Bob Brown, Rich Brown, Caul, Clarke, Daniels, Dennis, DeRossett, Durhal, Frank, Hager, Hardman, Howell, Hummel, Jacobs, Jamnick,Jansen, Ruth Johnson, Julian, Kowall, LaSata, Lemmons, Lipsey, McConico, Mead, Middaugh, Mortimer, Murphy, Neumann, Newell, Patterson, Pestka, Phillips, Pumford, Richardville, Rocca, Schauer, Schermesser, Sheltrown, Spade, Stamas, Waters, Williams, Wojno, Woronchak and Zelenko named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6445

AN ACT to provide for the broadcast of information concerning a child abduction on radio and television stations; and to prescribe the content of the information broadcast.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child abduction broadcast act".

Sec. 2. A radio or television station receiving information concerning a child abduction from the Michigan state police pursuant to the Amber alert of Michigan act may broadcast that information in any manner designed to assist in the location of the abducted child or apprehension of any suspect.

Sec. 3. The information to be broadcast by a radio or television station under section 2 includes all of the information provided by the Michigan state police.

Sec. 4. The information shall be provided to predetermined radio and television stations by a method agreed to by the Michigan state police and the Michigan association of broadcasters.

Sec. 5. A radio or television station that accurately broadcasts information concerning a child abduction obtained from the Michigan state police pursuant to the Amber alert of Michigan is immune from any liability based on the broadcast of that information.

Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 6444 of the 91st 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.