SENATE BILL No. 892

 

 

December 10, 2003, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON, McMANUS, KUIPERS, JELINEK, TOY, BARCIA, BIRKHOLZ, GOSCHKA and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Revised judicature act of 1961,"                                           

                                                                                

    by amending sections 2950 and 2950a (MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a),           

                                                                                

    section 2950 as amended by 2001 PA 200 and section 2950a as                 

                                                                                

    amended by 2001 PA 201.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 2950.  (1) Except as provided in subsections (27) and                  

                                                                                

2   (28), by commencing an independent action to obtain relief under            

                                                                                

3   this section, by joining a claim to an action, or by filing a               

                                                                                

4   motion in an action in which the petitioner and the individual to           

                                                                                

5   be restrained or enjoined are parties, an individual may petition           

                                                                                

6   the family division of circuit court to enter a personal                    

                                                                                

7   protection order to restrain or enjoin a spouse, a former spouse,           

                                                                                

8   an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, an             

                                                                                

9   individual with whom he or she has or has had a dating                      

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   relationship, or an individual residing or having resided in the            

                                                                                

2   same household as the petitioner from doing 1 or more of the                

                                                                                

3   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

4       (a) Entering onto premises.                                                 

                                                                                

5       (b) Assaulting, attacking, beating, molesting, or wounding a                

                                                                                

6   named individual.                                                           

                                                                                

7       (c) Threatening to kill or physically injure a named                        

                                                                                

8   individual.                                                                 

                                                                                

9       (d) Removing minor children from the individual having legal                

                                                                                

10  custody of the children, except as otherwise authorized by a                

                                                                                

11  custody or parenting time order issued by a court of competent              

                                                                                

12  jurisdiction.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (e) Purchasing or possessing a firearm.                                     

                                                                                

14      (f) Interfering with petitioner's efforts to remove                         

                                                                                

15  petitioner's children or personal property from premises that are           

                                                                                

16  solely owned or leased by the individual to be restrained or                

                                                                                

17  enjoined.                                                                   

                                                                                

18      (g) Interfering with petitioner at petitioner's place of                    

                                                                                

19  employment or education or engaging in conduct that impairs                 

                                                                                

20  petitioner's employment or educational relationship or                      

                                                                                

21  environment.                                                                

                                                                                

22      (h) Having access to information in records concerning a                    

                                                                                

23  minor child of both petitioner and respondent that will inform              

                                                                                

24  respondent about the address or telephone number of petitioner              

                                                                                

25  and petitioner's minor child or about petitioner's employment               

                                                                                

26  address.                                                                    

                                                                                

27      (i) Engaging in conduct that is prohibited under section 411h               


                                                                                

1   or 411i of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h and           

                                                                                

2   750.411i.                                                                   

                                                                                

3       (j) Any other specific act or conduct that imposes upon or                  

                                                                                

4   interferes with personal liberty or that causes a reasonable                

                                                                                

5   apprehension of violence.                                                   

                                                                                

6       (2) If the respondent is a person who is issued a license to                

                                                                                

7   carry a concealed weapon and is required to carry a weapon as a             

                                                                                

8   condition of his or her employment, a police officer certified by           

                                                                                

9   the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203,               

                                                                                

10  MCL 28.601 to 28.616, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff or a member of            

                                                                                

11  the Michigan department of state police, a local corrections                

                                                                                

12  officer, department of corrections employee, or a federal law               

                                                                                

13  enforcement officer who carries a firearm during the normal                 

                                                                                

14  course of his or her employment, the petitioner shall notify the            

                                                                                

15  court of the respondent's occupation prior to the issuance of the           

                                                                                

16  personal protection order.  This subsection does not apply to a             

                                                                                

17  petitioner who does not know the respondent's occupation.                   

                                                                                

18      (3) A petitioner may omit his or her address of residence                   

                                                                                

19  from documents filed with the court under this section.  If a               

                                                                                

20  petitioner omits his or her address of residence, the petitioner            

                                                                                

21  shall provide the court with a mailing address.                             

                                                                                

22      (4) The court shall issue a personal protection order under                 

                                                                                

23  this section if the court determines that there is reasonable               

                                                                                

24  cause to believe that the individual to be restrained or enjoined           

                                                                                

25  may commit 1 or more of the acts listed in subsection (1).  In              

                                                                                

26  determining whether reasonable cause exists, the court shall                

                                                                                

27  consider all of the following:                                              


                                                                                

1       (a) Testimony, documents, or other evidence offered in                      

                                                                                

2   support of the request for a personal protection order.                     

                                                                                

3       (b) Whether the individual to be restrained or enjoined has                 

                                                                                

4   previously committed or threatened to commit 1 or more of the               

                                                                                

5   acts listed in subsection (1).                                              

                                                                                

6       (5) A court shall not issue a personal protection order that                

                                                                                

7   restrains or enjoins conduct described in subsection (1)(a) if              

                                                                                

8   all of the following apply:                                                 

                                                                                

9       (a) The individual to be restrained or enjoined is not the                  

                                                                                

10  spouse of the moving party.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (b) The individual to be restrained or enjoined or the                      

                                                                                

12  parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor to be restrained or             

                                                                                

13  enjoined has a property interest in the premises.                           

                                                                                

14      (c) The moving party or the parent, guardian, or custodian of               

                                                                                

15  a minor petitioner has no property interest in the premises.                

                                                                                

16      (6) A court shall not refuse to issue a personal protection                 

                                                                                

17  order solely due to the absence of any of the following:                    

                                                                                

18      (a) A police report.                                                        

                                                                                

19      (b) A medical report.                                                       

                                                                                

20      (c) A report or finding of an administrative agency.                        

                                                                                

21      (d) Physical signs of abuse or violence.                                    

                                                                                

22      (7) If the court refuses to grant a personal protection                     

                                                                                

23  order, it shall state immediately in writing the specific reasons           

                                                                                

24  it refused to issue a personal protection order.  If a hearing is           

                                                                                

25  held, the court shall also immediately state on the record the              

                                                                                

26  specific reasons it refuses to issue a personal protection                  

                                                                                

27  order.                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (8) A personal protection order shall not be made mutual.                   

                                                                                

2   Correlative separate personal protection orders are prohibited              

                                                                                

3   unless both parties have properly petitioned the court pursuant             

                                                                                

4   to subsection (1).                                                          

                                                                                

5       (9) A personal protection order is effective and immediately                

                                                                                

6   enforceable anywhere in this state when signed by a judge.  Upon            

                                                                                

7   service, a personal protection order may also be enforced by                

                                                                                

8   another state, an Indian tribe, or a territory of the United                

                                                                                

9   States.                                                                     

                                                                                

10      (10) The court shall designate the law enforcement agency                   

                                                                                

11  that is responsible for entering the personal protection order              

                                                                                

12  into the law enforcement information network as provided by the             

                                                                                

13  L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to             

                                                                                

14  28.216.                                                                     

                                                                                

15      (11) A personal protection order shall include all of the                   

                                                                                

16  following, and to the extent practicable the following shall be             

                                                                                

17  contained in a single form:                                                 

                                                                                

18      (a) A statement that the personal protection order has been                 

                                                                                

19  entered to restrain or enjoin conduct listed in the order and               

                                                                                

20  that violation of the personal protection order will subject the            

                                                                                

21  individual restrained or enjoined to 1 or more of the following:            

                                                                                

22                                                                               (i) If the respondent is 17 years of age or more, immediate                         

                                                                                

23  arrest and the civil and criminal contempt powers of the court,             

                                                                                

24  and that if he or she is found guilty of criminal contempt, he or           

                                                                                

25  she shall be imprisoned for not more than 93 days and may be                

                                                                                

26  fined not more than $500.00.                                                

                                                                                

27      (ii) If the respondent is less than 17 years of age,                         


                                                                                

1   immediate apprehension or being taken into custody, and subject             

                                                                                

2   to the dispositional alternatives listed in section 18 of chapter           

                                                                                

3   XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.                 

                                                                                

4       (iii) If the respondent violates the personal protection                     

                                                                                

5   order in a jurisdiction other than this state, the respondent is            

                                                                                

6   subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties of the state,           

                                                                                

7   Indian tribe, or United States territory under whose jurisdiction           

                                                                                

8   the violation occurred.                                                     

                                                                                

9       (b) A statement that the personal protection order is                       

                                                                                

10  effective and immediately enforceable anywhere in this state when           

                                                                                

11  signed by a judge, and that, upon service, a personal protection            

                                                                                

12  order also may be enforced by another state, an Indian tribe, or            

                                                                                

13  a territory of the United States.                                           

                                                                                

14      (c) A statement listing the type or types of conduct                        

                                                                                

15  enjoined.                                                                   

                                                                                

16      (d) An expiration date stated clearly on the face of the                    

                                                                                

17  order.                                                                      

                                                                                

18      (e) A statement that the personal protection order is                       

                                                                                

19  enforceable anywhere in Michigan by any law enforcement agency.             

                                                                                

20      (f) The law enforcement agency designated by the court to                   

                                                                                

21  enter the personal protection order into the law enforcement                

                                                                                

22  information network.                                                        

                                                                                

23      (g) For ex parte orders, a statement that the individual                    

                                                                                

24  restrained or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the           

                                                                                

25  personal protection order and request a hearing within 14 days              

                                                                                

26  after the individual restrained or enjoined has been served or              

                                                                                

27  has received actual notice of the order and that motion forms and           


                                                                                

1   filing instructions are available from the clerk of the court.              

                                                                                

2       (12) An ex parte personal protection order shall be issued                  

                                                                                

3   and effective without written or oral notice to the individual              

                                                                                

4   restrained or enjoined or his or her attorney if it clearly                 

                                                                                

5   appears from specific facts shown by verified complaint, written            

                                                                                

6   motion, or affidavit that immediate and irreparable injury, loss,           

                                                                                

7   or damage will result from the delay required to effectuate                 

                                                                                

8   notice or that the notice will itself precipitate adverse action            

                                                                                

9   before a personal protection order can be issued.                           

                                                                                

10      (13) A personal protection order issued under subsection (12)               

                                                                                

11  is valid for not less than 182 days.  The individual restrained             

                                                                                

12  or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the personal             

                                                                                

13  protection order and request a hearing under the Michigan court             

                                                                                

14  rules.  The motion to modify or rescind the personal protection             

                                                                                

15  order shall be filed within 14 days after the order is served or            

                                                                                

16  after the individual restrained or enjoined has received actual             

                                                                                

17  notice of the personal protection order unless good cause is                

                                                                                

18  shown for filing the motion after the 14 days have elapsed.                 

                                                                                

19      (14) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                   

                                                                                

20  court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to modify or rescind           

                                                                                

21  the ex parte personal protection order within 14 days after the             

                                                                                

22  filing of the motion to modify or rescind.  If the respondent is            

                                                                                

23  a person described in subsection (2) and the personal protection            

                                                                                

24  order prohibits him or her from purchasing or possessing a                  

                                                                                

25  firearm, the court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to                

                                                                                

26  modify or rescind the ex parte personal protection order within 5           

                                                                                

27  days after the filing of the motion to modify or rescind.                   


                                                                                

1       (15) The clerk of the court that issues a personal protection               

                                                                                

2   order shall do all of the following immediately upon issuance and           

                                                                                

3   without requiring a proof of service on the individual restrained           

                                                                                

4   or enjoined:                                                                

                                                                                

5       (a) File a true copy of the personal protection order with                  

                                                                                

6   the law enforcement agency designated by the court in the                   

                                                                                

7   personal protection order.                                                  

                                                                                

8       (b) Provide the petitioner with not less than 2 true copies                 

                                                                                

9   of the personal protection order.                                           

                                                                                

10      (c) If respondent is identified in the pleadings as a law                   

                                                                                

11  enforcement officer, notify the officer's employing law                     

                                                                                

12  enforcement agency, if known, about the existence of the personal           

                                                                                

13  protection order.                                                           

                                                                                

14      (d) If the personal protection order prohibits respondent                   

                                                                                

15  from purchasing or possessing a firearm, notify the  concealed              

                                                                                

16  weapon licensing board in respondent's county of residence                  

                                                                                

17  secretary of state about the existence and contents of the                  

                                                                                

18  personal protection order.                                                  

                                                                                

19      (e) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as a                   

                                                                                

20  department of corrections employee, notify the state department             

                                                                                

21  of corrections about the existence of the personal protection               

                                                                                

22  order.                                                                      

                                                                                

23      (f) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as being               

                                                                                

24  a person who may have access to information concerning the                  

                                                                                

25  petitioner or a child of the petitioner or respondent and that              

                                                                                

26  information is contained in friend of the court records, notify             

                                                                                

27  the friend of the court for the county in which the information             


                                                                                

1   is located about the existence of the personal protection order.            

                                                                                

2       (16) The clerk of the court shall inform the petitioner that                

                                                                                

3   he or she may take a true copy of the personal protection order             

                                                                                

4   to the law enforcement agency designated by the court in                    

                                                                                

5   subsection (10) to be immediately entered into the law                      

                                                                                

6   enforcement information network.                                            

                                                                                

7       (17) The law enforcement agency that receives a true copy of                

                                                                                

8   the personal protection order under subsection (15) or (16) shall           

                                                                                

9   immediately and without requiring proof of service enter the                

                                                                                

10  personal protection order into the law enforcement information              

                                                                                

11  network as provided by the L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974,             

                                                                                

12  1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.216.                                          

                                                                                

13      (18) A personal protection order issued under this section                  

                                                                                

14  shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail,              

                                                                                

15  return receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at           

                                                                                

16  the last known address or addresses of the individual restrained            

                                                                                

17  or enjoined or by any other manner provided in the Michigan court           

                                                                                

18  rules.  If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been               

                                                                                

19  served, a law enforcement officer or clerk of the court who knows           

                                                                                

20  that a personal protection order exists may, at any time, serve             

                                                                                

21  the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of the               

                                                                                

22  order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about the             

                                                                                

23  existence of the personal protection order, the specific conduct            

                                                                                

24  enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and where the              

                                                                                

25  individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of the                  

                                                                                

26  order.  If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, the                 

                                                                                

27  parent, guardian, or custodian of that individual shall also be             


                                                                                

1   served personally or by registered or certified mail, return                

                                                                                

2   receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at the              

                                                                                

3   last known address or addresses of the parent, guardian, or                 

                                                                                

4   custodian of the individual restrained or enjoined.  A proof of             

                                                                                

5   service or proof of oral notice shall be filed with the clerk of            

                                                                                

6   the court issuing the personal protection order.  This subsection           

                                                                                

7   does not prohibit the immediate effectiveness of a personal                 

                                                                                

8   protection order or its immediate enforcement under subsections             

                                                                                

9   (21) and (22).                                                              

                                                                                

10      (19) The clerk of the court shall immediately notify the law                

                                                                                

11  enforcement agency that received the personal protection order              

                                                                                

12  under subsection (15) or (16) if either of the following occurs:            

                                                                                

13      (a) The clerk of the court has received proof that the                      

                                                                                

14  individual restrained or enjoined has been served.                          

                                                                                

15      (b) The personal protection order is rescinded, modified, or                

                                                                                

16  extended by court order.                                                    

                                                                                

17      (20) The law enforcement agency that receives information                   

                                                                                

18  under subsection (19) shall enter the information or cause the              

                                                                                

19  information to be entered into the law enforcement information              

                                                                                

20  network as provided by the L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974,             

                                                                                

21  1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.216.                                          

                                                                                

22      (21) Subject to subsection (22), a personal protection order                

                                                                                

23  is immediately enforceable anywhere in this state by any law                

                                                                                

24  enforcement agency that has received a true copy of the order, is           

                                                                                

25  shown a copy of it, or has verified its existence on the law                

                                                                                

26  enforcement information network as provided by the                          

                                                                                

27  L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to             


                                                                                

1   28.216.                                                                     

                                                                                

2       (22) If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been                  

                                                                                

3   served, the law enforcement agency or officer responding to a               

                                                                                

4   call alleging a violation of a personal protection order shall              

                                                                                

5   serve the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of             

                                                                                

6   the order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about             

                                                                                

7   the existence of the personal protection order, the specific                

                                                                                

8   conduct enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and                

                                                                                

9   where the individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of            

                                                                                

10  the order.  The law enforcement officer shall enforce the                   

                                                                                

11  personal protection order and immediately enter or cause to be              

                                                                                

12  entered into the law enforcement information network that the               

                                                                                

13  individual restrained or enjoined has actual notice of the                  

                                                                                

14  personal protection order.  The law enforcement officer also                

                                                                                

15  shall file a proof of service or proof of oral notice with the              

                                                                                

16  clerk of the court issuing the personal protection order.  If the           

                                                                                

17  individual restrained or enjoined has not received notice of the            

                                                                                

18  personal protection order, the individual restrained or enjoined            

                                                                                

19  shall be given an opportunity to comply with the personal                   

                                                                                

20  protection order before the law enforcement officer makes a                 

                                                                                

21  custodial arrest for violation of the personal protection order.            

                                                                                

22  The failure to immediately comply with the personal protection              

                                                                                

23  order shall be grounds for an immediate custodial arrest.  This             

                                                                                

24  subsection does not preclude an arrest under section 15 or 15a of           

                                                                                

25  chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,                  

                                                                                

26  MCL 764.15 and 764.15a, or a proceeding under section 14 of                 

                                                                                

27  chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288,                      


                                                                                

1   MCL 712A.14.                                                                

                                                                                

2       (23) An individual who is 17 years of age or more and who                   

                                                                                

3   refuses or fails to comply with a personal protection order under           

                                                                                

4   this section is subject to the criminal contempt powers of the              

                                                                                

5   court and, if found guilty, shall be imprisoned for not more than           

                                                                                

6   93 days and may be fined not more than $500.00.  An individual              

                                                                                

7   who is less than 17 years of age and who refuses or fails to                

                                                                                

8   comply with a personal protection order issued under this section           

                                                                                

9   is subject to the dispositional alternatives listed in section 18           

                                                                                

10  of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288,                   

                                                                                

11  MCL 712A.18.  The criminal penalty provided for under this                  

                                                                                

12  section may be imposed in addition to a penalty that may be                 

                                                                                

13  imposed for another criminal offense arising from the same                  

                                                                                

14  conduct.                                                                    

                                                                                

15      (24) An individual who knowingly and intentionally makes a                  

                                                                                

16  false statement to the court in support of his or her petition              

                                                                                

17  for a personal protection order is subject to the contempt powers           

                                                                                

18  of the court.                                                               

                                                                                

19      (25) A personal protection order issued under this section is               

                                                                                

20  also enforceable under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939,            

                                                                                

21  1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32, and section 15b of chapter IV           

                                                                                

22  of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15b.                

                                                                                

23      (26) A personal protection order issued under this section is               

                                                                                

24  also enforceable under chapter 17.                                          

                                                                                

25      (27) A court shall not issue a personal protection order that               

                                                                                

26  restrains or enjoins conduct described in subsection (1) if any             

                                                                                

27  of the following apply:                                                     


                                                                                

1       (a) The respondent is the unemancipated minor child of the                  

                                                                                

2   petitioner.                                                                 

                                                                                

3       (b) The petitioner is the unemancipated minor child of the                  

                                                                                

4   respondent.                                                                 

                                                                                

5       (c) The respondent is a minor child less than 10 years of                   

                                                                                

6   age.                                                                        

                                                                                

7       (28) If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, issuance               

                                                                                

8   of a personal protection order under this section is subject to             

                                                                                

9   chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1           

                                                                                

10  to 712A.32.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (29) A personal protection order that is issued prior to the                

                                                                                

12  effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection             

                                                                                

13  is not invalid on the ground that it does not comply with 1 or              

                                                                                

14  more of the requirements added by this amendatory act.                      

                                                                                

15      (30) As used in this section:                                               

                                                                                

16      (a) "Dating relationship" means frequent, intimate                          

                                                                                

17  associations primarily characterized by the expectation of                  

                                                                                

18  affectional involvement.  This term does not include a casual               

                                                                                

19  relationship or an ordinary fraternization between 2 individuals            

                                                                                

20  in a business or social context.                                            

                                                                                

21      (b) "Federal law enforcement officer" means an officer or                   

                                                                                

22  agent employed by a law enforcement agency of the United States             

                                                                                

23  government whose primary responsibility is the enforcement of               

                                                                                

24  laws of the United States.                                                  

                                                                                

25      (c) "Personal protection order" means an injunctive order                   

                                                                                

26  issued by the circuit court or the family division of circuit               

                                                                                

27  court restraining or enjoining activity and individuals listed in           


                                                                                

1   subsection (1).                                                             

                                                                                

2       Sec. 2950a.  (1) Except as provided in subsections (25) and                 

                                                                                

3   (26), by commencing an independent action to obtain relief under            

                                                                                

4   this section, by joining a claim to an action, or by filing a               

                                                                                

5   motion in an action in which the petitioner and the individual to           

                                                                                

6   be restrained or enjoined are parties, an individual may petition           

                                                                                

7   the family division of circuit court to enter a personal                    

                                                                                

8   protection order to restrain or enjoin an individual from                   

                                                                                

9   engaging in conduct that is prohibited under section 411h or 411i           

                                                                                

10  of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h and                   

                                                                                

11  750.411i.  Relief shall not be granted unless the petition                  

                                                                                

12  alleges facts that constitute stalking as defined in section 411h           

                                                                                

13  or 411i of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h and           

                                                                                

14  750.411i.  Relief may be sought and granted under this section              

                                                                                

15  whether or not the individual to be restrained or enjoined has              

                                                                                

16  been charged or convicted under section 411h or 411i of the                 

                                                                                

17  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h and 750.411i, for            

                                                                                

18  the alleged violation.                                                      

                                                                                

19      (2) If the respondent is a person who is issued a license to                

                                                                                

20  carry a concealed weapon and is required to carry a weapon as a             

                                                                                

21  condition of his or her employment, a police officer certified by           

                                                                                

22  the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203,               

                                                                                

23  MCL 28.601 to 28.616, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff or a member of            

                                                                                

24  the Michigan department of state police, a local corrections                

                                                                                

25  officer, a department of corrections employee, or a federal law             

                                                                                

26  enforcement officer who carries a firearm during the normal                 

                                                                                

27  course of his or her employment, the petitioner shall notify the            


                                                                                

1   court of the respondent's occupation prior to the issuance of the           

                                                                                

2   personal protection order.  This subsection does not apply to a             

                                                                                

3   petitioner who does not know the respondent's occupation.                   

                                                                                

4       (3) A petitioner may omit his or her address of residence                   

                                                                                

5   from documents filed with the court under this section.  If a               

                                                                                

6   petitioner omits his or her address of residence, the petitioner            

                                                                                

7   shall provide the court a mailing address.                                  

                                                                                

8       (4) If a court refuses to grant a personal protection order,                

                                                                                

9   the court shall immediately state in writing the specific reasons           

                                                                                

10  for issuing or refusing to issue a personal protection order.  If           

                                                                                

11  a hearing is held, the court shall also immediately state on the            

                                                                                

12  record the specific reasons for issuing or refusing to issue a              

                                                                                

13  personal protection order.                                                  

                                                                                

14      (5) A personal protection order shall not be made mutual.                   

                                                                                

15  Correlative separate personal protection orders are prohibited              

                                                                                

16  unless both parties have properly petitioned the court according            

                                                                                

17  to subsection (1).                                                          

                                                                                

18      (6) A personal protection order is effective and immediately                

                                                                                

19  enforceable anywhere in this state when signed by a judge.  Upon            

                                                                                

20  service, a personal protection order also may be enforced by                

                                                                                

21  another state, an Indian tribe, or a territory of the United                

                                                                                

22  States.                                                                     

                                                                                

23      (7) The court shall designate the law enforcement agency that               

                                                                                

24  is responsible for entering the personal protection order into              

                                                                                

25  the L.E.I.N.                                                                

                                                                                

26      (8) A personal protection order issued under this section                   

                                                                                

27  shall include all of the following, and to the extent practicable           


                                                                                

1   contained in a single form:                                                 

                                                                                

2       (a) A statement that the personal protection order has been                 

                                                                                

3   entered to enjoin or restrain conduct listed in the order and               

                                                                                

4   that violation of the personal protection order will subject the            

                                                                                

5   individual restrained or enjoined to 1 or more of the following:            

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) If the respondent is 17 years of age or more, immediate                         

                                                                                

7   arrest and the civil and criminal contempt powers of the court,             

                                                                                

8   and that if he or she is found guilty of criminal contempt, he or           

                                                                                

9   she shall be imprisoned for not more than 93 days and may be                

                                                                                

10  fined not more than $500.00.                                                

                                                                                

11      (ii) If the respondent is less than 17 years of age, to                      

                                                                                

12  immediate apprehension or being taken into custody, and subject             

                                                                                

13  to the dispositional alternatives listed in section 18 of chapter           

                                                                                

14  XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.                 

                                                                                

15      (iii) If the respondent violates the personal protection                     

                                                                                

16  order in a jurisdiction other than this state, the respondent is            

                                                                                

17  subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties of the state,           

                                                                                

18  Indian tribe, or United States territory under whose jurisdiction           

                                                                                

19  the violation occurred.                                                     

                                                                                

20      (b) A statement that the personal protection order is                       

                                                                                

21  effective and immediately enforceable anywhere in this state when           

                                                                                

22  signed by a judge, and that upon service, a personal protection             

                                                                                

23  order also may be enforced by another state, an Indian tribe, or            

                                                                                

24  a territory of the United States.                                           

                                                                                

25      (c) A statement listing each type of conduct enjoined.                      

                                                                                

26      (d) An expiration date stated clearly on the face of the                    

                                                                                

27  order.                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (e) A statement that the personal protection order is                       

                                                                                

2   enforceable anywhere in Michigan by any law enforcement agency.             

                                                                                

3       (f) The law enforcement agency designated by the court to                   

                                                                                

4   enter the personal protection order into the L.E.I.N.                       

                                                                                

5       (g) For an ex parte order, a statement that the individual                  

                                                                                

6   restrained or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the           

                                                                                

7   personal protection order and request a hearing within 14 days              

                                                                                

8   after the individual restrained or enjoined has been served or              

                                                                                

9   has received actual notice of the personal protection order and             

                                                                                

10  that motion forms and filing instructions are available from the            

                                                                                

11  clerk of the court.                                                         

                                                                                

12      (9) An ex parte personal protection order shall not be issued               

                                                                                

13  and effective without written or oral notice to the individual              

                                                                                

14  enjoined or his or her attorney unless it clearly appears from              

                                                                                

15  specific facts shown by verified complaint, written motion, or              

                                                                                

16  affidavit that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage            

                                                                                

17  will result from the delay required to effectuate notice or that            

                                                                                

18  the notice will precipitate adverse action before a personal                

                                                                                

19  protection order can be issued.                                             

                                                                                

20      (10) A personal protection order issued under subsection (9)                

                                                                                

21  is valid for not less than 182 days.  The individual restrained             

                                                                                

22  or enjoined may file a motion to modify or rescind the personal             

                                                                                

23  protection order and request a hearing under the Michigan court             

                                                                                

24  rules.  The motion to modify or rescind the personal protection             

                                                                                

25  order shall be filed within 14 days after the order is served or            

                                                                                

26  after the individual restrained or enjoined has received actual             

                                                                                

27  notice of the personal protection order unless good cause is                


                                                                                

1   shown for filing the motion after 14 days have elapsed.                     

                                                                                

2       (11) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                   

                                                                                

3   court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to modify or rescind           

                                                                                

4   the ex parte personal protection order within 14 days after the             

                                                                                

5   filing of the motion to modify or rescind.  If the respondent is            

                                                                                

6   a person described in subsection (2) and the personal protection            

                                                                                

7   order prohibits him or her from purchasing or possessing a                  

                                                                                

8   firearm, the court shall schedule a hearing on the motion to                

                                                                                

9   modify or rescind the ex parte personal protection order within 5           

                                                                                

10  days after the filing of the motion to modify or rescind.                   

                                                                                

11      (12) The clerk of the court that issues a personal protection               

                                                                                

12  order shall do all of the following immediately upon issuance               

                                                                                

13  without requiring proof of service on the individual restrained             

                                                                                

14  or enjoined:                                                                

                                                                                

15      (a) File a true copy of the personal protection order with                  

                                                                                

16  the law enforcement agency designated by the court in the                   

                                                                                

17  personal protection order.                                                  

                                                                                

18      (b) Provide petitioner with not less than 2 true copies of                  

                                                                                

19  the personal protection order.                                              

                                                                                

20      (c) If respondent is identified in the pleadings as a law                   

                                                                                

21  enforcement officer, notify the officer's employing law                     

                                                                                

22  enforcement agency about the existence of the personal protection           

                                                                                

23  order.                                                                      

                                                                                

24      (d) If the personal protection order prohibits the respondent               

                                                                                

25  from purchasing or possessing a firearm, notify the  concealed              

                                                                                

26  weapon licensing board in respondent's county of residence                  

                                                                                

27  secretary of state about the existence and content of the                   


                                                                                

1   personal protection order.                                                  

                                                                                

2       (e) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as a                   

                                                                                

3   department of corrections employee, notify the state department             

                                                                                

4   of corrections about the existence of the personal protection               

                                                                                

5   order.                                                                      

                                                                                

6       (f) If the respondent is identified in the pleadings as being               

                                                                                

7   a person who may have access to information concerning the                  

                                                                                

8   petitioner or a child of the petitioner or respondent and that              

                                                                                

9   information is contained in friend of the court records, notify             

                                                                                

10  the friend of the court for the county in which the information             

                                                                                

11  is located about the existence of the personal protection order.            

                                                                                

12      (13) The clerk of the court shall inform the petitioner that                

                                                                                

13  he or she may take a true copy of the personal protection order             

                                                                                

14  to the law enforcement agency designated by the court in                    

                                                                                

15  subsection (7) to be immediately entered into the L.E.I.N.                  

                                                                                

16      (14) The law enforcement agency that receives a true copy of                

                                                                                

17  the personal protection order under subsection (12) or (13) shall           

                                                                                

18  immediately, without requiring proof of service, enter the                  

                                                                                

19  personal protection order into the L.E.I.N.                                 

                                                                                

20      (15) A personal protection order issued under this section                  

                                                                                

21  shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail,              

                                                                                

22  return receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at           

                                                                                

23  the last known address or addresses of the individual restrained            

                                                                                

24  or enjoined or by any other manner provided in the Michigan court           

                                                                                

25  rules.  If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been               

                                                                                

26  served, a law enforcement officer or clerk of the court who knows           

                                                                                

27  that a personal protection order exists may, at any time, serve             


                                                                                

1   the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of the               

                                                                                

2   order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about the             

                                                                                

3   existence of the personal protection order, the specific conduct            

                                                                                

4   enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and where the              

                                                                                

5   individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of the                  

                                                                                

6   order.  If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, the                 

                                                                                

7   parent, guardian, or custodian of that individual shall also be             

                                                                                

8   served personally or by registered or certified mail, return                

                                                                                

9   receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee at the              

                                                                                

10  last known address or addresses of the parent, guardian, or                 

                                                                                

11  custodian of the individual restrained or enjoined.  A proof of             

                                                                                

12  service or proof of oral notice shall be filed with the clerk of            

                                                                                

13  the court issuing the personal protection order.  This subsection           

                                                                                

14  does not prohibit the immediate effectiveness of a personal                 

                                                                                

15  protection order or immediate enforcement under subsection (18)             

                                                                                

16  or (19).                                                                    

                                                                                

17      (16) The clerk of the court shall immediately notify the law                

                                                                                

18  enforcement agency that received the personal protection order              

                                                                                

19  under subsection (12) or (13) if either of the following occurs:            

                                                                                

20      (a) The clerk of the court has received proof that the                      

                                                                                

21  individual restrained or enjoined has been served.                          

                                                                                

22      (b) The personal protection order is rescinded, modified, or                

                                                                                

23  extended by court order.                                                    

                                                                                

24      (17) The law enforcement agency that receives information                   

                                                                                

25  under subsection (16) shall enter the information or cause the              

                                                                                

26  information to be entered into the L.E.I.N.                                 

                                                                                

27      (18) Subject to subsection (19), a personal protection order                


                                                                                

1   is immediately enforceable anywhere in this state by any law                

                                                                                

2   enforcement agency that has received a true copy of the order, is           

                                                                                

3   shown a copy of it, or has verified its existence on the                    

                                                                                

4   L.E.I.N.                                                                    

                                                                                

5       (19) If the individual restrained or enjoined has not been                  

                                                                                

6   served, the law enforcement agency or officer responding to a               

                                                                                

7   call alleging a violation of a personal protection order shall              

                                                                                

8   serve the individual restrained or enjoined with a true copy of             

                                                                                

9   the order or advise the individual restrained or enjoined about             

                                                                                

10  the existence of the personal protection order, the specific                

                                                                                

11  conduct enjoined, the penalties for violating the order, and                

                                                                                

12  where the individual restrained or enjoined may obtain a copy of            

                                                                                

13  the order.  The law enforcement officer shall enforce the                   

                                                                                

14  personal protection order and immediately enter or cause to be              

                                                                                

15  entered into the L.E.I.N.  that the individual restrained or                

                                                                                

16  enjoined has actual notice of the personal protection order.  The           

                                                                                

17  law enforcement officer also shall file a proof of service or               

                                                                                

18  proof of oral notice with the clerk of the court issuing the                

                                                                                

19  personal protection order.  If the individual restrained or                 

                                                                                

20  enjoined has not received notice of the personal protection                 

                                                                                

21  order, the individual restrained or enjoined shall be given an              

                                                                                

22  opportunity to comply with the personal protection order before             

                                                                                

23  the law enforcement officer makes a custodial arrest for                    

                                                                                

24  violation of the personal protection order.  Failure to                     

                                                                                

25  immediately comply with the personal protection order is grounds            

                                                                                

26  for an immediate custodial arrest.  This subsection does not                

                                                                                

27  preclude an arrest under section 15 or 15a of chapter IV of the             


                                                                                

1   code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15 and 764.15a,            

                                                                                

2   or a proceeding under section 14 of chapter XIIA of the probate             

                                                                                

3   code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.14.                                     

                                                                                

4       (20) An individual 17 years of age or more who refuses or                   

                                                                                

5   fails to comply with a personal protection order issued under               

                                                                                

6   this section is subject to the criminal contempt powers of the              

                                                                                

7   court and, if found guilty of criminal contempt, shall be                   

                                                                                

8   imprisoned for not more than 93 days and may be fined not more              

                                                                                

9   than $500.00.  An individual less than 17 years of age who                  

                                                                                

10  refuses or fails to comply with a personal protection order                 

                                                                                

11  issued under this section is subject to the dispositional                   

                                                                                

12  alternatives listed in section 18 of chapter XIIA of the probate            

                                                                                

13  code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.  The criminal penalty               

                                                                                

14  provided for under this section may be imposed in addition to any           

                                                                                

15  penalty that may be imposed for any other criminal offense                  

                                                                                

16  arising from the same conduct.                                              

                                                                                

17      (21) An individual who knowingly and intentionally makes a                  

                                                                                

18  false statement to the court in support of his or her petition              

                                                                                

19  for a personal protection order is subject to the contempt powers           

                                                                                

20  of the court.                                                               

                                                                                

21      (22) A personal protection order issued under this section is               

                                                                                

22  also enforceable under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939,            

                                                                                

23  1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32, and section 15b of chapter IV           

                                                                                

24  of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.15b.                

                                                                                

25      (23) A personal protection order issued under this section                  

                                                                                

26  may enjoin or restrain an individual from purchasing or                     

                                                                                

27  possessing a firearm.                                                       


                                                                                

1       (24) A personal protection order issued under this section is               

                                                                                

2   also enforceable under chapter 17.                                          

                                                                                

3       (25) A court shall not issue a personal protection order that               

                                                                                

4   restrains or enjoins conduct described in subsection (1) if any             

                                                                                

5   of the following apply:                                                     

                                                                                

6       (a) The respondent is the unemancipated minor child of the                  

                                                                                

7   petitioner.                                                                 

                                                                                

8       (b) The petitioner is the unemancipated minor child of the                  

                                                                                

9   respondent.                                                                 

                                                                                

10      (c) The respondent is a minor child less than 10 years of                   

                                                                                

11  age.                                                                        

                                                                                

12      (26) If the respondent is less than 18 years of age, issuance               

                                                                                

13  of a personal protection order under this section is subject to             

                                                                                

14  chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1           

                                                                                

15  to 712A.32.                                                                 

                                                                                

16      (27) A personal protection order that is issued before March                

                                                                                

17  1, 1999 is not invalid on the ground that it does not comply with           

                                                                                

18  1 or more of the requirements added by 1998 PA 476.                         

                                                                                

19      (28) A court shall not issue a personal protection order                    

                                                                                

20  under this section if the petitioner is a prisoner.  If a                   

                                                                                

21  personal protection order is issued in violation of this                    

                                                                                

22  subsection, a court shall rescind the personal protection order             

                                                                                

23  upon notification and verification that the petitioner is a                 

                                                                                

24  prisoner.                                                                   

                                                                                

25      (29) As used in this section:                                               

                                                                                

26      (a) "Federal law enforcement officer" means an officer or                   

                                                                                

27  agent employed by a law enforcement agency of the United States             


                                                                                

1   government whose primary responsibility is the enforcement of               

                                                                                

2   laws of the United States.                                                  

                                                                                

3       (b) "L.E.I.N."  means the law enforcement information network               

                                                                                

4   administered under the L.E.I.N. policy council act of 1974, 1974            

                                                                                

5   PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.216.                                               

                                                                                

6       (c) "Personal protection order" means an injunctive order                   

                                                                                

7   issued by circuit court or the family division of circuit court             

                                                                                

8   restraining or enjoining conduct prohibited under section 411h or           

                                                                                

9   411i of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h and              

                                                                                

10  750.411i.                                                                   

                                                                                

11      (d) "Prisoner" means a person subject to incarceration,                     

                                                                                

12  detention, or admission to a prison who is accused of, convicted            

                                                                                

13  of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of              

                                                                                

14  federal, state, or local law or the terms and conditions of                 

                                                                                

15  parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program.             

                                                                                

16      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

17  January 1, 2005.                                                            

                                                                                

18      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

19  effect unless Senate Bill No. 891                                           

                                                                                

20                         of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

21  law.