August 24, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Lipton and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
by amending section 29 (MCL 791.229), as amended by 1998 PA 512.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
29. All Except as
otherwise provided by law, all records
and reports of investigations made by a probation officer, and all
case histories of probationers shall be privileged or confidential
communications not open to public inspection. Judges and probation
officers shall have access to the records, reports, and case
histories. The probation officer, the assistant director of
probation, or the assistant director's representative shall permit
the attorney general, the auditor general, and law enforcement
agencies to have access to the records, reports, and case histories
and shall permit designated representatives of a private vendor
that operates a youth correctional facility under section 20g to
have access to the records, reports, and case histories pertaining
to prisoners assigned to the youth correctional facility. The
relation of confidence between the probation officer and
probationer or defendant under investigation shall remain
inviolate.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6389(request no.
07342'10) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.