Act No. 263

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

June 30, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 6, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Casperson, Ball, LaJoy, Gosselin, Schuitmaker, Farhat, Baxter, Moore, Stahl, Nitz, David Law, Proos, Vander Veen, Caswell, Mortimer, Newell, Taub, Sheen and Marleau

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5843

AN ACT to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "An act to require the reporting of child abuse and neglect by certain persons; to permit the reporting of child abuse and neglect by all persons; to provide for the protection of children who are abused or neglected; to authorize limited detainment in protective custody; to authorize medical examinations; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department of social services to prevent child abuse and neglect; to prescribe certain powers and duties of local law enforcement agencies; to safeguard and enhance the welfare of children and preserve family life; to provide for the appointment of legal counsel; to provide for the abrogation of privileged communications; to provide civil and criminal immunity for certain persons; to provide rules of evidence in certain cases; to provide for confidentiality of records; to provide for the expungement of certain records; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 8b (MCL 722.628b), as amended by 1998 PA 484.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 8b. (1) If a central registry case involves a child's death, serious physical injury of a child, or sexual abuse or exploitation of a child, the department shall refer the case to the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the child is located. The prosecuting attorney shall review the investigation of the case to determine if the investigation complied with the protocol adopted as required by section 8.

(2) If a central registry case involves a child's exposure to or contact with methamphetamine production, the department shall refer the case to the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the child is located. The prosecuting attorney shall review the investigation of the case to determine whether the investigation complied with the protocol adopted as required by section 8.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor