HOUSE BILL No. 6390

 

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.