EXTEND STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS S.B. 726:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 726 (as introduced 10-5-11)
Sponsor: Senator Rick Jones
Committee: Judiciary
Date Completed: 10-10-11
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to extend the statute of limitations for kidnapping, attempted murder, or manslaughter from 10 years to 20 years.
Currently, an indictment for kidnapping, extortion, assault with intent to commit murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, or first-degree home invasion may be found and filed within 10 years after the offense is committed.
The bill would remove kidnapping, attempted murder, and manslaughter from that provision. Under the bill, an indictment for any of those three offenses could be found and filed within 20 years after the offense was committed.
MCL 767.24 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. To the extent that the bill increased the number of convictions related to kidnapping, attempted murder, or manslaughter, the State and local units of government would incur additional correction costs. Local governments would incur the costs of incarceration in local facilities, which vary by county. The State would incur the cost of felony probation at an annual average cost of $2,500, as well as the cost of incarceration in a State facility at an average annual cost of $34,000. Additional penal fine revenue would benefit public libraries.
Fiscal Analyst: Matthew Grabowski
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb726/1112