Bill Text: MI HB5813 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Law enforcement; investigations; use of standard investigation form involving the physical or financial abuse of a vulnerable adult or elder adult; require. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding sec. 15h to ch. IV.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-12-31 - Assigned Pa 617'18 With Immediate Effect [HB5813 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5813-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
99TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
Introduced by Reps. Runestad, Lucido, Crawford and Graves
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5813
AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 15h to chapter IV.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
CHAPTER IV
Sec. 15h. (1) After responding to an incident involving alleged physical abuse of a vulnerable adult or elder adult, a peace officer may also investigate for financial neglect, abuse, or harm.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Elder adult” means an adult who is 65 years of age or older.
(b) “Vulnerable adult” means that term as defined in section 145m of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145m.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor
