JUVENILE HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION                                                       S.B. 471:

                                                                                              SUMMARY AS ENACTED

Senate Bill 471 (as enacted)                                                    PUBLIC ACT 152 of 2013

Sponsor:  Senator Roger Kahn, M.D.

Senate Committee:  Judiciary

House Committee:  Criminal Justice

Date Completed:  11-19-13

CONTENT

The bill amended the fingerprinting law to do the following:

-- Specify that a provision regarding dissemination of criminal history record information does not allow (rather than does not require) the release of nonpublic information or information legally prohibited from being disseminated.

-- Specify how juvenile history record information may be disseminated.

The bill took effect on November 5, 2013.

Under the law, all criminal history record information that is associated with a State identification number and is supported by biometric data must be disseminated in response to a fingerprint-based or name-based search of the criminal history record information database.  The bill specifies that this provision does not allow the dissemination of criminal history record information that is nonpublic or is prohibited by law from being disseminated.  Previously, the law stated that the provision did not require the dissemination of criminal history record information that was nonpublic or was prohibited by law from being disseminated.

Under the bill, except as provided below, all juvenile history record information that is associated with a State identification number and is supported by biometric data may be disseminated in response only to a fingerprint-based search of the criminal history record information database. 

All juvenile history record information that is associated with a State identification number and that is supported by biometric data may be disseminated in response to either a name-based or a fingerprint-based search of the criminal history record information database solely to a person or entity authorized to have access to the Law Enforcement Information Network.

Neither of these provisions allows the dissemination of juvenile history record information that is nonpublic or is prohibited by law from being disseminated.

MCL 28.242a                                                           Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

According to the Department of State Police, it came into compliance with the requirements of this bill during the summer of 2013 and was able to do so using existing fiscal resources.

                                                                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.