May 22, 2003, Introduced by Senators JACOBS, CASSIS, BARCIA, McMANUS, BRATER, BASHAM and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled
"Probate code of 1939,"
by amending section 22a of chapter X (MCL 710.22a), as added by
1994 PA 430.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 CHAPTER X
2 Sec. 22a. A child shall not be placed with a prospective
3 adoptive parent and an adoption order shall not be issued if a
4 person authorized to place the child or the court authorized to
5 issue the order has reliable information that the prospective
6 adoptive parent has been convicted under any of the following:
7 (a) Section 145a or
145c of the Michigan penal code, Act
8 No. 328 of the Public
Acts of 1931, being sections 750.145a and
9 750.145c of the Michigan
Compiled Laws 1931 PA 328, MCL
750.145a
10 and 750.145c.
1 (b) Sections 520b to
520g of the Michigan penal code, Act
2 No. 328 of the Public
Acts of 1931, being sections 750.520b to
3 750.520g of the
Michigan Compiled Laws, if the victim was under
4 the age of 18 at the
time the crime was committed 1931
PA 328,
5 MCL 750.520b to 750.520g.
6 (c) A law of another state substantially similar to 1 of the
7 sections included in subdivision (a) or (b).