HOUSE BILL No. 5387

 

December 17, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Bieda, Lipsey and Gleason and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1990 PA 250, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "DNA identification profiling system act,"                                  

                                                                                

    by amending section 6 (MCL 28.176), as amended by 2003 PA 76.               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 6.  (1) The department shall permanently retain a DNA                  

                                                                                

2   identification profile of an individual obtained from a sample in           

                                                                                

3   the manner prescribed by the department under this act if any of            

                                                                                

4   the following apply:                                                        

                                                                                

5       (a) The individual is found responsible for a violation of                  

                                                                                

6   section 83, 91, 316, 317, or 321 of the Michigan penal code, 1931           

                                                                                

7   PA 328, MCL 750.83, 750.91, 750.316, 750.317, and 750.321, or a             

                                                                                

8   violation or attempted violation of section 349, 520b, 520c,                

                                                                                

9   520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL            

                                                                                

10  750.349, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, or           

                                                                                

11  a violation of section 167(1)(c) or (f) or 335a of the Michigan             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.167 and 750.335a, or a local               

                                                                                

2   ordinance substantially corresponding to section 167(1)(c) or (f)           

                                                                                

3   or 335a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.167 and            

                                                                                

4   750.335a.                                                                   

                                                                                

5       (b) The individual is convicted of a felony or attempted                    

                                                                                

6   felony, or any of the following misdemeanors, or local ordinances           

                                                                                

7   that are substantially corresponding to the following                       

                                                                                

8   misdemeanors:                                                               

                                                                                

9                                                                                (i) A violation of section 145a of the Michigan penal code,                         

                                                                                

10  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145a, enticing a child for immoral                     

                                                                                

11  purposes.                                                                   

                                                                                

12      (ii) A violation of section 167(1)(c), (f), or (i) of the                    

                                                                                

13  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.167, disorderly person            

                                                                                

14  by window peeping, engaging in indecent or obscene conduct in               

                                                                                

15  public, or loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution.                

                                                                                

16      (iii) A violation of section 335a of the Michigan penal code,                

                                                                                

17  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.335a, indecent exposure.                               

                                                                                

18      (iv) A violation of section 451 of the Michigan penal code,                  

                                                                                

19  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.451, first and second prostitution                     

                                                                                

20  violations.                                                                 

                                                                                

21      (v) A violation of section 454 of the Michigan penal code,                  

                                                                                

22  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.454, leasing a house for purposes of                   

                                                                                

23  prostitution.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (vi) A violation of section 462 of the Michigan penal code,                  

                                                                                

25  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462, female under the age of 17 in a house             

                                                                                

26  of prostitution.                                                            

                                                                                

27      (2) The DNA profiles of DNA samples received under this                     


                                                                                

1   section shall only be disclosed as follows:                                 

                                                                                

2       (a) To a criminal justice agency for law enforcement                        

                                                                                

3   identification purposes.                                                    

                                                                                

4       (b) In a judicial proceeding as authorized or required by a                 

                                                                                

5   court.                                                                      

                                                                                

6       (c) To a defendant in a criminal case if the DNA profile is                 

                                                                                

7   used in conjunction with a charge against the defendant.                    

                                                                                

8       (d) For an academic, research, statistical analysis, or                     

                                                                                

9   protocol developmental purpose only if personal identifications             

                                                                                

10  are removed.                                                                

                                                                                

11      (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if at the time the                      

                                                                                

12  individual is convicted of or found responsible for the violation           

                                                                                

13  the investigating law enforcement agency or the department of               

                                                                                

14  state police already has a sample from the individual that meets            

                                                                                

15  the requirements of this act, the individual is not required to             

                                                                                

16  provide another sample or pay the fee required under subsection             

                                                                                

17  (5).                                                                        

                                                                                

18      (4) The county sheriff or the investigating law enforcement                 

                                                                                

19  agency as ordered by the court shall provide for collecting the             

                                                                                

20  samples required to be provided under subsection (1) in a                   

                                                                                

21  medically approved manner by qualified persons using supplies               

                                                                                

22  provided by the department of state police and shall forward                

                                                                                

23  those samples and any samples described in subsection (1) that              

                                                                                

24  were already in the agency's possession to the department of                

                                                                                

25  state police.  The collecting and forwarding of samples shall be            

                                                                                

26  done in the manner required under this act.  A sample shall be              

                                                                                

27  collected by the county sheriff or the investigating law                    


                                                                                

1   enforcement agency after conviction or a finding of                         

                                                                                

2   responsibility but before sentencing or disposition as ordered by           

                                                                                

3   the court and promptly transmitted to the department of state               

                                                                                

4   police.  This subsection does not preclude a law enforcement                

                                                                                

5   agency or state agency from obtaining a sample at or after                  

                                                                                

6   sentencing or disposition.                                                  

                                                                                

7       (5)  Until October 1, 2003, the  The court shall order each                 

                                                                                

8   individual found responsible for or convicted of 1 or more crimes           

                                                                                

9   listed in subsection (1) to pay an assessment of $60.00.  The               

                                                                                

10  assessment required under this subsection is in addition to any             

                                                                                

11  fine, costs, or other assessments imposed by the court.                     

                                                                                

12      (6) An assessment required under subsection (5) shall be                    

                                                                                

13  ordered upon the record and shall be listed separately in the               

                                                                                

14  adjudication order, judgment of sentence, or order of probation.            

                                                                                

15      (7) After reviewing a verified petition by an individual                    

                                                                                

16  against whom an assessment is imposed under subsection (5), the             

                                                                                

17  court may suspend payment of all or part of the assessment if it            

                                                                                

18  determines the individual is unable to pay the assessment.                  

                                                                                

19      (8) The court that imposes the assessment prescribed under                  

                                                                                

20  subsection (5) may retain 10% of all assessments or portions of             

                                                                                

21  assessments collected for costs incurred under this section and             

                                                                                

22  shall transmit that money to its funding unit.  On the last day             

                                                                                

23  of each month, the clerk of the court shall transmit the                    

                                                                                

24  assessments or portions of assessments collected under this                 

                                                                                

25  section as follows:                                                         

                                                                                

26      (a) Twenty-five percent to the county sheriff or other                      

                                                                                

27  investigating law enforcement agency that collected the DNA                 


                                                                                

1   sample as designated by the court to defray the costs of                    

                                                                                

2   collecting DNA samples.                                                     

                                                                                

3       (b) Until October 1, 2003, 65% to the department of treasury                

                                                                                

4   for the department's forensic science division to defray the                

                                                                                

5   costs associated with the requirements of DNA profiling and DNA             

                                                                                

6   retention prescribed under this act.                                        

                                                                                

7       (b)  (c) Beginning October 1, 2003, 65%  Sixty-five percent                 

                                                                                

8   to the state treasurer for deposit in the justice system fund               

                                                                                

9   created in section 181 of the revised judicature act of 1961,               

                                                                                

10  1961 PA 236, MCL 600.181.                                                   

                                                                                

11      (9) Beginning December 31, 2002, the director of the                        

                                                                                

12  department shall report by December 31 of each year concerning              

                                                                                

13  the rate of DNA sample collection, DNA identification profiling,            

                                                                                

14  retention and compilation of DNA identification profiles, and the           

                                                                                

15  collection of assessments required under subsection (5) to all of           

                                                                                

16  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

17      (a) The standing committees of the senate and house of                      

                                                                                

18  representatives concerned with DNA sample collection and                    

                                                                                

19  retention.                                                                  

                                                                                

20      (b) The house of representatives appropriations subcommittee                

                                                                                

21  on state police and military affairs.                                       

                                                                                

22      (c) The senate appropriations subcommittee on state police.                 

                                                                                

23      (10) If a sample was collected under subsection (1) from an                 

                                                                                

24  individual who does not have more than 1 conviction, and that               

                                                                                

25  conviction was reversed by an appellate court, the individual may           

                                                                                

26  petition the sentencing court to order the disposing of the                 

                                                                                

27  sample collected and DNA identification profile record for that             


                                                                                

1   conviction in the manner provided in subsections (12) and (13).             

                                                                                

2   The sentencing court shall only enter the order upon a finding              

                                                                                

3   that the individual has proven by clear and convincing evidence             

                                                                                

4   that the conviction was reversed based upon the great weight of             

                                                                                

5   the evidence, specifically, that there was overwhelming evidence            

                                                                                

6   against the verdict resulting in a miscarriage of justice.                  

                                                                                

7       (11) Any other DNA identification profile obtained by the                   

                                                                                

8   department shall not be permanently retained by the department              

                                                                                

9   but shall be retained only as long as it is needed for a criminal           

                                                                                

10  investigation or criminal prosecution.                                      

                                                                                

11      (12) If the state police forensic laboratory determines after               

                                                                                

12  analysis that a sample has been submitted by an individual who              

                                                                                

13  has been eliminated as a suspect in a crime, the laboratory shall           

                                                                                

14  dispose of the sample and the DNA identification profile record             

                                                                                

15  in the following manner:                                                    

                                                                                

16      (a) The laboratory shall dispose of the sample in compliance                

                                                                                

17  with section 13811 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL              

                                                                                

18  333.13811.                                                                  

                                                                                

19      (b) The laboratory shall dispose of the sample and the DNA                  

                                                                                

20  identification profile record in the presence of a witness.                 

                                                                                

21      (13) After disposal in accordance with subsection (12), the                 

                                                                                

22  laboratory shall make and keep a written record of the disposal,            

                                                                                

23  signed by the individual who witnessed the disposal.