HB-5397, As Passed Senate, December 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE SUBSTITURE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 5397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled

 

"Sex offenders registration act,"

 

by amending sections 5a, 34, and 35 (MCL 28.725a, 28.734, and

 

28.735), section 5a as amended by 2004 PA 240, section 34 as added

 

by 2005 PA 127, and section 35 as added by 2005 PA 121.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5a. (1) Not later than December 1, 2004, the department

 

shall mail a notice to each individual registered under this act

 

who is not in a state correctional facility explaining the

 

individual's duties under this section and this act as amended and

 

the procedure for registration, notification, and verification and

 

paying the registration fee prescribed under subsection (7) or

 

section 7(1).

 

     (2) Upon the release of an individual registered under this

 


act who is in a state correctional facility, the department of

 

corrections shall provide written notice to that individual

 

explaining his or her duties under this section and this act as

 

amended and the procedure for registration, notification, and

 

verification and payment of the registration fee prescribed under

 

subsection (7) or section 7(1). The individual shall sign and date

 

the notice. The department of corrections shall maintain a copy of

 

the signed and dated notice in the individual's file. The

 

department of corrections shall forward the original notice to the

 

department within 30 days, regardless of whether the individual

 

signs it.

 

     (3) Not later than January 15, 2000, an individual registered

 

under this act who is not incarcerated shall report in person to

 

the local law enforcement agency or sheriff's department having

 

jurisdiction where he or she is domiciled or resides or to the

 

department post in or nearest to the county where he or she is

 

domiciled or resides. The individual shall present proof of

 

domicile or residence and update any information that changed since

 

registration, including information that is required to be reported

 

under section 4a. An individual registered under this act who is

 

incarcerated on January 15, 2000 shall report under this subsection

 

not less than 10 days after he or she is released.

 

     (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), following initial

 

verification under subsection (3), or registration under this act

 

after January 15, 2000, an individual required to be registered

 

under this act who is not incarcerated shall report in person to

 

the local law enforcement agency or sheriff's department having

 


jurisdiction where he or she is domiciled or resides or to the

 

department post in or nearest to the county where he or she is

 

domiciled or resides for verification of domicile or residence as

 

follows:

 

     (a) If the person is registered only for 1 or more  

 

misdemeanor  listed offenses that are misdemeanors, not earlier

 

than January 1 or later than January 15 of each year after the

 

initial verification or registration. As used in this subdivision,

 

"misdemeanor"  listed offense"  means  a listed offense that is any

 

of the following:  that term as defined in section 1 of chapter I

 

of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 761.1.

 

     (i) A violation of section 145a of the Michigan penal code,

 

1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145a, committed before June 1, 2002.

 

     (ii) A violation of section 145c(4), 167(1)(f), or 448 of the

 

Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c, 750.167, and

 

750.448.

 

     (iii) A violation of section 335a of the Michigan penal code,

 

1931 PA 328, MCL 750.335a, other than a violation committed by a

 

person who was, at the time of the offense, a sexually delinquent

 

person as defined in section 10a of the Michigan penal code, 1931

 

PA 328, MCL 750.10a.

 

     (iv) A violation of a local ordinance of a municipality

 

substantially corresponding to a section described in subparagraph

 

(i), (ii), or (iii).

 

     (v) A violation of a law of this state or a local ordinance of

 

a municipality that by its nature constitutes a sexual offense

 

against an individual who is less than 18 years of age if the

 


violation is not specifically designated a felony and is punishable

 

by imprisonment for 1 year or less.

 

     (vi) An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense described in

 

subparagraphs (i) to (v).

 

     (vii) An offense substantially similar to an offense described

 

in subparagraphs (i) to (vi) under a law of the United States, any

 

state, or any country or under tribal or military law.

 

     (b) If the person is registered for 1 or more  felony  listed

 

offenses that are felonies, not earlier than the first day or later

 

than the fifteenth day of each April, July, October, and January

 

following initial verification or registration. As used in this

 

subdivision, "felony"   listed offense"  means  a listed offense

 

that is any of the following:  that term as defined in section 1 of

 

chapter I of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL

 

761.1.

 

     (i) A violation of section 145a of the Michigan penal code,

 

1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145a, committed on or after June 1, 2002.

 

     (ii) A violation of section 145b, 145c(2) or (3), 349, 350,

 

455, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code,

 

1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145b, 750.145c, 750.349, 750.350, 750.455,

 

750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g.

 

     (iii) A violation of section 335a of the Michigan penal code,

 

1931 PA 328, MCL 750.335a, committed by a person who was, at the

 

time of the offense, a sexually delinquent person as defined in

 

section 10a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.10a.

 

     (iv) A violation of a law of this state that by its nature

 

constitutes a sexual offense against an individual who is less than

 


18 years of age if the violation is specifically designated a

 

felony or is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year.

 

     (v) An attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense described in

 

subparagraphs (i) to (iv).

 

     (vi) An offense substantially similar to an offense described

 

in subparagraphs (i) to (v) under a law of the United States, any

 

state, or any country or under tribal or military law.

 

     (5) The continued reporting requirements of this section

 

following initial registration do not apply to an individual

 

convicted as a juvenile of committing an offense described in

 

section 8c(15)(a) or (b) committed by the individual when he or she

 

was less than 17 years of age, except that the individual shall

 

report a change in his or her residence within this state or to

 

another state as provided in this section within 10 days after the

 

change of residence is made. If the individual fails to file a

 

petition under section 8c before he or she becomes 18 years of age,

 

or if his or her petition is denied by the court, the individual

 

shall report as otherwise required under this section.

 

     (6) When an individual reports under subsection (3) or (4), an

 

officer or authorized employee of the local law enforcement agency,

 

sheriff's department, or department post shall verify the

 

individual's residence or domicile and any information required to

 

be reported under section 4a. The officer or authorized employee

 

shall sign and date a verification form. The officer shall give a

 

copy of the signed form showing the date of verification to the

 

individual. The officer or employee shall forward verification

 

information to the department by the law enforcement information

 


network in the manner the department prescribes. The department

 

shall revise the databases maintained under section 8 as necessary

 

and shall indicate verification in the compilation under section

 

8(2).

 

     (7) Except as otherwise provided in section 5b, beginning

 

October 16, 2004, an individual who reports as prescribed under

 

subsection (3) or (4) and who has not already paid the fee

 

prescribed under section 7(1) shall pay a $35.00 registration fee.

 

An individual shall only be required to pay a fee once under this

 

subsection.

 

     (8) An individual required to be registered under this act

 

shall maintain either a valid operator's or chauffeur's license

 

issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to

 

257.923, or an official state personal identification card issued

 

under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, with the individual's

 

current address. The license or card may be used as proof of

 

domicile or residence under this section. In addition, the officer

 

or authorized employee may require the individual to produce

 

another document bearing his or her name and address, including,

 

but not limited to, voter registration or a utility or other bill.

 

The department may specify other satisfactory proof of domicile or

 

residence.

 

     (9) Not earlier than January 1, 2000 or later than January 15,

 

2000, an individual registered under this act who is not

 

incarcerated shall report in person to a secretary of state office

 

and have his or her digitized photograph taken. An individual

 

registered under this act who is incarcerated on January 15, 2000

 


shall report under this subsection not less than 10 days after he

 

or she is released. The individual is not required to report under

 

this subsection if he or she had a digitized photograph taken for

 

an operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal

 

identification card before January 1, 2000, or within 2 years

 

before he or she is released. The photograph shall be used on the

 

individual's operator's or chauffeur's license or official state

 

personal identification card. The individual shall have a new

 

photograph taken when he or she renews the license or

 

identification card as provided by law. The secretary of state

 

shall make the digitized photograph available to the department for

 

a registration under this act.

 

     (10) If an individual does not report under subsection (3) or

 

(4) or section 4a, the department shall notify the local law

 

enforcement agency, sheriff's department, or department post. An

 

appearance ticket may be issued for the individual's failure to

 

report as provided in sections 9a to 9g of chapter IV of the code

 

of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.9a to 764.9g.

 

     (11) The department shall prescribe the form for the notices

 

and verification procedures required under this section.

 

     Sec. 34. (1) Except as provided in this section and section

 

36, an individual required to be registered under article II shall

 

not do 1 or more of the following:

 

     (a) Work within a student safety zone.

 

     (b) Loiter within a student safety zone.

 

     (2) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a

 

crime as follows:

 


House Bill No. 5397 as amended December 13, 2005

 

     (a) For the first violation, the individual is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or

 

a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     (b)  For the second or subsequent violation, the  An

 

individual who violates this section and has 1 or more prior

 

convictions under this section is guilty of a felony punishable by

 

imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than

 

$2,000.00, or both.

 

     (3) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to any of the following:

 

     (a) An individual who was working within a student safety zone  

 

at the time the amendatory act that added this section was enacted

 

into law  on January 1, 2006. However, this exception does not

 

apply to an individual who initiates or maintains contact with a

 

minor within that student safety zone.

 

     (b) An individual whose place of employment is within a

 

student safety zone solely because a school is relocated or is

 

initially established 1,000 feet or less from the individual's

 

place of employment. However, this exception does not apply to an

 

individual who initiates or maintains contact with a minor within

 

that student safety zone.

 

     (c) An individual who only intermittently or sporadically

 

enters a student safety zone for the purpose of work. However, this

 

exception does not apply to an individual who initiates or

 

maintains contact with a minor within a student safety zone <<other than

an attorney who initiates or maintains contact with a minor who is his or her client solely within the context of an attorney-client Relationship>>.

 

     (4) This section does not prohibit an individual from being

 

charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of

 

law that is committed by that individual while violating this

 


section.

 

     (5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an

 

individual from exercising his or her right to vote.

 

     Sec. 35. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and

 

section 36, an individual required to be registered under article

 

II shall not reside within a student safety zone.

 

     (2) An individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

crime as follows:

 

     (a) For the first violation, the individual is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or

 

a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     (b)  For the second or subsequent violation, the  An

 

individual who violates this section and has 1 or more prior

 

convictions under this section is guilty of a felony punishable by

 

imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than

 

$2,000.00, or both.

 

     (3) This section does not apply to any of the following:

 

     (a) An individual who is not more than 19 years of age and

 

attends secondary school or postsecondary school, and resides with

 

his or her parent or guardian. However, this exception does not

 

apply to an individual who initiates or maintains contact with a

 

minor within that student safety zone. However, the individual may

 

initiate or maintain contact with a minor with whom he or she

 

attends secondary school or postsecondary school in conjunction

 

with that school attendance.

 

     (b)  The  An individual who is not more than 26 years of age

 

and attends a special education program, and resides with his or

 


her parent or guardian or resides in a group home or assisted

 

living facility. However, an individual described in this

 

subdivision shall not initiate or maintain contact with a minor

 

within that student safety zone. The individual shall be permitted

 

to initiate or maintain contact with a minor with whom he or she

 

attends a special education program in conjunction with that

 

attendance.

 

     (c) An individual who was residing within that student safety

 

zone  at the time the amendatory act that added this section was

 

enacted into law  on January 1, 2006. However, this exception does

 

not apply to an individual who initiates or maintains contact with

 

a minor within that student safety zone.

 

     (d) An individual who is a patient in a hospital or hospice

 

that is located within a student safety zone. However, this

 

exception does not apply to an individual who initiates or

 

maintains contact with a minor within that student safety zone.

 

     (e) An individual who resides within a student safety zone

 

because the individual is an inmate or resident of a prison, jail,

 

juvenile facility, or other correctional facility or is a patient

 

of a mental health facility under an order of commitment. However,

 

this exception does not apply to an individual who initiates or

 

maintains contact with a minor within that student safety zone.

 

     (4) An individual who resides within a student safety zone and

 

who is subsequently required to register under article II shall

 

change his or her residence to a location outside the student

 

safety zone not more than 90 days after he or she is sentenced for

 

the conviction that gives rise to the obligation to register under

 


article II. However, this exception does not apply to an individual

 

who initiates or maintains contact with a minor within that student

 

safety zone during the 90-day period described in this subsection.

 

     (5) This section does not prohibit an individual from being

 

charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of

 

law that is committed by that individual while violating this

 

section.

 

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect January

 

1, 2006.