Bill Text: MI HB5054 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crime victims: other; program participants receive notice under the sexual assault victim's access to justice act at designated address; allow. Amends sec. 4 of 2014 PA 319 (MCL 752.954).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-3)
Status: (Passed) 2020-12-31 - Assigned Pa 274'20 With Immediate Effect [HB5054 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5054-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5054
October 08, 2019, Introduced by Reps.
Farrington, Pagan, Manoogian, Guerra, Clemente, Sneller, Hoadley, Bolden,
Rendon, Koleszar, Anthony, Stone, Kuppa, Wittenberg, Hood, Hammoud, Warren,
Hope, Cynthia Johnson, Sowerby, Greig, Yaroch, Garrett, Lasinski, Brenda
Carter and Yancey and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 2014 PA 319, entitled
"Sexual assault victim's access to justice act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 752.954).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 4. (1) When a sexual assault victim requests information from an investigating law enforcement agency under section 5 or 6, the law enforcement agency shall respond by telephone, in writing mailed to the sexual assault victim, or by electronic mail, as specified by the sexual assault victim. If the sexual assault victim is a program participant who requests that the information be mailed to his or her address designated by the department of the attorney general, the law enforcement agency shall respond in writing mailed to the sexual assault victim at that address. If the victim does not specify, the law enforcement agency may respond using any of the methods described in this subsection. If new or updated information becomes available after a response is given to a sexual assault victim's request, the law enforcement agency may, but is not required to, provide the new or updated information to the sexual assault victim in the absence of a new request from him or her.
(2) This section does not require the law enforcement agency to communicate with the sexual assault victim regarding information if he or she does not specifically make a request to the law enforcement agency.
(3) A sexual assault victim may designate an alternative person to receive the information requested by the sexual assault victim, and the law enforcement agency shall then direct any information to that designated person.
(4) To receive information under this section, the sexual assault victim shall provide the law enforcement agency with the name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the person to whom the information should be provided.
(5) The law enforcement agency may require a sexual assault victim's request for information under this section to be in writing. If a sexual assault victim has submitted a written request for information, subsequent requests for updated information are not required to be in writing.
(6) As used in subsection (1), "program participant" means that term as defined in section 1 of the address confidentiality program act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no. 01312'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
