SB-1032, As Passed Senate, May 9, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 1032

 

 

February 7, 2006, Introduced by Senators SANBORN, SWITALSKI and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

by amending section 1 of chapter XI (MCL 771.1), as amended by

 

2004 PA 219.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1                              CHAPTER XI

 

 2        Sec. 1. (1) In all prosecutions for felonies or misdemeanors

 

 3  other than murder, treason, criminal sexual conduct in the first

 

 4  or third degree, armed robbery, or major controlled substance

 

 5  offenses, if the defendant has been found guilty upon verdict or

 

 6  plea and the court determines that the defendant is not likely

 

 7  again to engage in an offensive or criminal course of conduct and

 

 8  that the public good does not require that the defendant suffer


 

 1  the penalty imposed by law, the court may place the defendant on

 

 2  probation under the charge and supervision of a probation

 

 3  officer. As used in this subsection, "misdemeanors" includes

 

 4  ordinance violations.

 

 5        (2) In an action in which the court may place the defendant

 

 6  on probation, the court may delay sentencing the defendant for

 

 7  not more than 1 year to give the defendant an opportunity to

 

 8  prove to the court his or her eligibility for probation or other

 

 9  leniency compatible with the ends of justice and the defendant's

 

10  rehabilitation, such as participation in a drug treatment court

 

11  under chapter 10A of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA

 

12  236, MCL 600.1060 to 600.1082. When sentencing is delayed, the

 

13  court shall enter an order stating the reason for the delay upon

 

14  the court's records. The delay in passing sentence does not

 

15  deprive the court of jurisdiction to sentence the defendant at

 

16  any time during the period of delay.

 

17        (3) If a defendant is before the circuit court and the court

 

18  delays imposing sentence under subsection (2), the court shall

 

19  include in the delayed sentence order that the department of

 

20  corrections shall collect a supervision fee of not more than

 

21  $135.00 multiplied by the number of months of delay ordered, but

 

22  not more than 12 months. The fee is payable when the delayed

 

23  sentence order is entered, but the fee may be paid in monthly

 

24  installments if the court approves installment payments for that

 

25  defendant. In determining the amount of the fee, the court shall

 

26  consider the defendant's projected income and financial

 

27  resources. The court shall use the following table of projected


 

 1  monthly income in determining the amount of the fee to be

 

 2  ordered:

 

 

Projected Monthly Income            Amount of Fee

$                                     0-249.99        $  0.00

$                                     250.00-499.99   $ 10.00

$                                     500.00-749.99   $ 25.00

$                                     750.00-999.99   $ 40.00

$                                     1,000.00 or more 5% of projected monthly

                                      income, but not more than

10                                       $135.00

 

 

11        The court may order a higher amount than indicated by the

 

12  table, up to the maximum of $135.00 multiplied by the number of

 

13  months of delay ordered but not more than 12 months, if the court

 

14  determines that the defendant has sufficient assets or other

 

15  financial resources to warrant the higher amount. If the court

 

16  orders a higher amount, the amount and the reasons for ordering

 

17  that amount shall be stated in the court order. The fee shall be

 

18  collected as provided in section 25a of the corrections code of

 

19  1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.225a. A person shall not be subject to

 

20  more than 1 supervision fee at the same time. If a supervision

 

21  fee is ordered for a person for any month or months during which

 

22  that person already is subject to a supervision fee, the court

 

23  shall waive the fee having the shorter remaining duration.

 

24        (4) This section does not apply to a juvenile placed on

 

25  probation and committed under section 1(3) or (4) of chapter IX

 

26  to an institution or agency described in the youth rehabilitation

 


 1  services act, 1974 PA 150, MCL 803.301 to 803.309.