HOUSE BILL No. 6699

 

November 19, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Meadows, Rick Jones, Warren, Meisner, Alma Smith, Condino, Young, Garfield, Gaffney and Jackson and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled

 

"Sex offenders registration act,"

 

by amending section 3 (MCL 28.723), as amended by 1999 PA 85.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2) subsections (2) and (3),

 

the following individuals who are domiciled or temporarily reside

 

in this state for 14 or more consecutive days, who work with or

 

without compensation or are students in this state for 14 or more

 

consecutive days, or who are domiciled, reside, or work with or

 

without compensation or are students in this state for 30 or more

 

total days in a calendar year are required to be registered under

 

this act:

 

     (a) An individual who is convicted of a listed offense after

 


October 1, 1995.

 

     (b) An individual convicted of a listed offense on or before

 

October 1, 1995 if on October 1, 1995 he or she is on probation or

 

parole, committed to jail, committed to the jurisdiction of the

 

department of corrections, or under the jurisdiction of the

 

juvenile division of the probate court or the department of social

 

services for that offense or is placed on probation or parole,

 

committed to jail, committed to the jurisdiction of the department

 

of corrections, placed under the jurisdiction of the juvenile

 

division of the probate court or family division of circuit court,

 

or committed to the department of social services or family

 

independence agency after October 1, 1995 for that offense.

 

     (c) An individual convicted of an offense described in section

 

2(d)(xiii) 2(e)(xiii) on or before October 1, 1995 if on October 1,

 

1995 he or she is on probation or parole that has been transferred

 

to this state for that offense or his or her probation or parole is

 

transferred to this state after October 1, 1995 for that offense.

 

     (d) An individual from another state who is required to

 

register or otherwise be identified as a sex or child offender or

 

predator under a comparable statute of that state.

 

     (2) An individual convicted of an offense added on September

 

1, 1999 to the definition of listed offense is not required to be

 

registered solely because of that listed offense unless 1 of the

 

following applies:

 

     (a) The individual is convicted of that listed offense on or

 

after September 1, 1999.

 

     (b) On September 1, 1999, the individual is on probation or

 


parole, committed to jail, committed to the jurisdiction of the

 

department of corrections, under the jurisdiction of the family

 

division of circuit court, or committed to the family independence

 

agency for that offense or the individual is placed on probation or

 

parole, committed to jail, committed to the jurisdiction of the

 

department of corrections, placed under the jurisdiction of the

 

family division of circuit court, or committed to the family

 

independence agency on or after September 1, 1999 for that offense.

 

     (c) On September 1, 1999, the individual is on probation or

 

parole for that offense which has been transferred to this state or

 

the individual's probation or parole for that offense is

 

transferred to this state after September 1, 1999.

 

     (d) On September 1, 1999, in another state or country the

 

individual is on probation or parole, committed to jail, committed

 

to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections or a similar

 

type of state agency, under the jurisdiction of a court that

 

handles matters similar to those handled by the family division of

 

circuit court in this state, or committed to an agency with the

 

same authority as the family independence agency for that offense.

 

     (3) An individual convicted of violating section 520e of the

 

Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e, is not required to

 

register under this act if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

     (a) The individual was not previously convicted of a listed

 

offense for which registration is required under this act.

 

     (b) The court determines that the offense did not involve a

 

factor set forth in section 520e(1)(b) to (f) of the Michigan penal

 

code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e.

 


     (c) The court determines that exemption from registration is

 

warranted after consideration of all of the following factors:

 

     (i) The individual's age and level of maturity at the time of

 

the offense.

 

     (ii) The victim's age and level of maturity at the time of the

 

offense.

 

     (iii) The nature of the offense.

 

     (iv) The severity of the offense.

 

     (v) The individual's prior juvenile or criminal history.

 

     (vi) The individual's likelihood to commit further listed

 

offenses.

 

     (vii) Any impact statement submitted by the victim under the

 

William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL

 

780.751 to 780.834, or under this section.

 

     (viii) Any other information considered relevant by the court.

 

     (4) Subsection (3) applies to the following:

 

     (a) An individual who is convicted of violating section 520e

 

of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e, on or after

 

the effective date of the amendatory act that added this

 

subsection.

 

     (b) An individual who is convicted of violating section 520e

 

of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e, before the

 

effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection,

 

but who was not sentenced until on or after the effective date of

 

the amendatory act that added this subsection.