HOUSE BILL No. 5871

 

September 11, 2012, Introduced by Rep. McMillin and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled

 

"Child protection law,"

 

(MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by adding section 8f.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 8f. (1) At the time a department investigator or law

 

enforcement officer interviews a child in an accredited or an

 

accreditable child assessment center, or arranges an interview of a

 

child in an accredited or an accreditable child assessment center,

 

the department investigator or law enforcement officer shall

 

electronically record the interview in its entirety. The department

 

investigator or law enforcement officer shall begin electronically

 

recording the interview described in this subsection at the

 

beginning of the interview. The department investigator or law

 


enforcement officer shall not turn off the electronic recording of

 

an interview under this subsection until the interview is

 

completed.

 

     (2) The department shall allow access to and retain electronic

 

recordings in the manner provided for access to and retention of

 

videorecorded statements under section 2163a of the revised

 

judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2163a.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "electronically recorded" means a

 

videorecorded statement as that term is defined in section 2163a of

 

the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2163a.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5872(request no.

 

03469'11).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.     (request no.

 

03470'11).