SENATE BILL No. 904

 

 

November 29, 2005, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS, STAMAS, GILBERT, JELINEK, ALLEN, GARCIA, BROWN, SANBORN and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

(MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 5b to chapter VII.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

CHAPTER VII

 

     Sec. 5b. (1) Information obtained from an event data recorder

 

installed in a motor vehicle is privileged, is not subject to

 

discovery, and shall not be introduced as evidence in a criminal

 

prosecution unless 1 of the following applies:

 

     (a) The privilege is waived by the person operating the motor

 

vehicle.

 

     (b) The court determines on the record that the information

 

was lawfully obtained pursuant to a search warrant and that the

 

information is subject to being discovered or introduced as

 


evidence under the rules of court.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Event data recorder" means that term as defined in

 

section 682c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL

 

257.682c.

 

     (b) "Operating" means that term as defined in section 35a of

 

the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.35a.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 902                                    

 

          of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.