March 26, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Runestad, Gamrat, Courser, Hooker, Franz, Glenn, Forlini, Somerville, Johnson, Rendon, Irwin, Robinson, Dianda, Bumstead, Canfield, Vaupel, Santana, Lauwers, Leutheuser, McBroom, Goike, Singh, Chatfield, Tedder, Graves, Howrylak, Sheppard and Theis and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 11 of article I, to
require the government to obtain a search warrant in order to
access a person's electronic data or communication.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to require the government to obtain a search
warrant in order to access a person's electronic data or
communication, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people
of the state:
ARTICLE I
Sec.
11. The person, houses, papers, and possessions, and
electronic data and communications of every person shall be secure
from unreasonable searches and seizures. No warrant to search any
place or to seize any person or things or to access electronic data
or communications shall issue without describing them, nor without
probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation. The provisions of
this section shall not be construed to bar from evidence in any
criminal proceeding any narcotic drug, firearm, bomb, explosive or
any other dangerous weapon, seized by a peace officer outside the
curtilage of any dwelling house in this state.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.