Bill Text: MI HB6174 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Crimes; prostitution; reference to prostitute and prostitution; modify in public health code. Amends sec. 5129 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5129). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6169'18

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-08-15 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/12/2018 [HB6174 Detail]

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HOUSE BILL No. 6174

 

 

June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Geiss, Sabo, Cochran, Chang, Lasinski, Brinks, Guerra, Greig, Love, Green, Pagan, Yancey, Gay-Dagnogo, Wittenberg, Rabhi and Jones and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 5129 (MCL 333.5129), as amended by 2016 PA 70.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5129. (1) An individual arrested and charged with

 

violating section 448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, or 455 of the Michigan

 

penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450,

 

750.452, and 750.455, or a local ordinance prohibiting prostitution

 

commercial sex acts or engaging or offering to engage the services

 

of a prostitute person to engage in a commercial sex act may, upon

 

order of the court, be examined or tested to determine whether the

 

individual has sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B

 

infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV infection, or acquired

 


immunodeficiency syndrome. Examination or test results that

 

indicate the presence of sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis

 

B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV infection, or acquired

 

immunodeficiency syndrome must be reported to the defendant and,

 

pursuant to sections 5114 and 5114a, to the department and the

 

appropriate local health department for partner notification.

 

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if an

 

individual is arrested and charged with violating section 145a,

 

338, 338a, 338b, 448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, 455, 520b, 520c, 520d,

 

520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL

 

750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a, 750.338b, 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a,

 

750.450, 750.452, 750.455, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e,

 

and 750.520g, or section 7404 by intravenously using a controlled

 

substance, or a local ordinance prohibiting prostitution,

 

commercial sex acts, solicitation, gross indecency, or the

 

intravenous use of a controlled substance, the judge or magistrate

 

responsible for setting the individual's conditions of release

 

pending trial shall distribute to the individual the information on

 

sexually transmitted infection and HIV infection required to be

 

distributed by county clerks under section 5119(1) and shall

 

recommend that the individual obtain additional information and

 

counseling at a local health department testing and counseling

 

center regarding sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B

 

infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV infection, and acquired

 

immunodeficiency syndrome. Counseling under this subsection is

 

voluntary on the part of the individual.

 

     (3) If a defendant is bound over to circuit court for


violating section 145a, 338, 338a, 338b, 450, 452, 455, 520b, 520c,

 

520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL

 

750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a, 750.338b, 750.450, 750.452, 750.455,

 

750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, and the

 

district court determines there is reason to believe the violation

 

involved sexual penetration or exposure to a body fluid of the

 

defendant, the district court shall order the defendant to be

 

examined or tested for sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B

 

infection, and hepatitis C infection and for the presence of HIV or

 

an antibody to HIV. The circuit court shall order the examination

 

or testing if the defendant is brought before it by way of

 

indictment for any of the violations described in this subsection.

 

If a defendant is bound over to or brought before the circuit court

 

for violating section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the

 

Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d,

 

750.520e, and 750.520g, the court shall, upon the victim's request,

 

order the examination or testing to be done not later than 48 hours

 

after the date that the information or indictment is presented and

 

the defendant is in custody or has been served with the information

 

or indictment. The court shall include in its order for expedited

 

examination or testing at the victim's request under this

 

subsection a provision that requires follow-up examination or

 

testing that is considered medically appropriate based on the

 

results of the initial examination or testing. Except as provided

 

in subsection (5), (6), or (7), or as otherwise provided by law,

 

the examinations and tests must be confidentially administered by a

 

licensed physician, the department, or a local health department.


The court also shall order the defendant to receive counseling

 

regarding sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B infection,

 

hepatitis C infection, HIV infection, and acquired immunodeficiency

 

syndrome, including, at a minimum, information regarding treatment,

 

transmission, and protective measures.

 

     (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon

 

conviction of a defendant or the issuance by the probate court of

 

an order adjudicating a child to be within the provisions of

 

section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939

 

PA 288, MCL 712A.2, for violating section 145a, 338, 338a, 338b,

 

448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, 455, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of

 

the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145a, 750.338,

 

750.338a, 750.338b, 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452,

 

750.455, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, or

 

section 7404 by intravenously using a controlled substance, or a

 

local ordinance prohibiting prostitution, commercial sex acts,

 

solicitation, gross indecency, or the intravenous use of a

 

controlled substance, the court that has jurisdiction of the

 

criminal prosecution or juvenile hearing shall order the defendant

 

or child to be examined or tested for sexually transmitted

 

infection, hepatitis B infection, and hepatitis C infection and for

 

the presence of HIV or an antibody to HIV. Except as provided in

 

subsection (5), (6), or (7), or as otherwise provided by law, the

 

examinations and tests must be confidentially administered by a

 

licensed physician, the department, or a local health department.

 

The court also shall order the defendant or child to receive

 

counseling regarding sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B


infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV infection, and acquired

 

immunodeficiency syndrome, including, at a minimum, information

 

regarding treatment, transmission, and protective measures.

 

     (5) If the victim or individual with whom the defendant or

 

child found to be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of

 

chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2,

 

engaged in sexual penetration or sexual contact or who was exposed

 

to a body fluid during the course of the crime consents, the court

 

or probate court shall provide the person or agency conducting the

 

examinations or administering the tests under subsection (3) or (4)

 

with the name, address, and telephone number of the victim or

 

individual with whom the defendant or child engaged in sexual

 

penetration or sexual contact or who was exposed to a body fluid of

 

the defendant during the course of the crime. If the victim or

 

individual with whom the defendant or child engaged in sexual

 

penetration during the course of the crime is a minor or otherwise

 

incapacitated, the victim's or individual's parent, guardian, or

 

person in loco parentis may give consent for purposes of this

 

subsection. After the defendant or child is examined or tested as

 

to the presence of sexually transmitted infection, hepatitis B

 

infection, hepatitis C infection, or HIV or an antibody to HIV, or

 

if the defendant or child receives appropriate follow-up testing

 

for the presence of HIV, the person or agency conducting the

 

examinations or administering the tests shall immediately provide

 

the examination or test results to the victim or individual with

 

whom the defendant or child found to be within the provisions of

 

section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939


PA 288, MCL 712A.2, engaged in sexual penetration or sexual contact

 

or who was exposed to a body fluid during the course of the crime

 

and shall refer the victim or other individual for appropriate

 

counseling.

 

     (6) The examination or test results and any other medical

 

information obtained from the defendant or child found to be within

 

the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of the probate

 

code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, by the person or agency

 

conducting the examinations or administering the tests under

 

subsection (3) or (4) must be transmitted to the court or probate

 

court and, after the defendant or child is sentenced or an order of

 

disposition is entered, made part of the court record. The

 

examination or test results and any other medical information

 

described in this subsection are confidential and may be disclosed

 

only to 1 or more of the following:

 

     (a) The defendant or child.

 

     (b) The local health department.

 

     (c) The department.

 

     (d) The victim or other individual required to be informed of

 

the results under this subsection or subsection (5) or, if the

 

victim or other individual is a minor or otherwise incapacitated,

 

to the victim's or other individual's parent, guardian, or person

 

in loco parentis.

 

     (e) Upon written authorization of the defendant or child found

 

to be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of

 

the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, or the child's

 

parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis.


     (f) As otherwise provided by law.

 

     (7) If the defendant is placed in the custody of the

 

department of corrections, the court shall transmit a copy of the

 

defendant's examination and test results and other medical

 

information to the department of corrections. If the child found to

 

be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of the

 

probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, is placed by the

 

probate court in the custody of an individual related to the child

 

or a public or private agency, institution, or facility, the

 

probate court shall transmit a copy of the child's examination or

 

test results to the individual related to the child or the director

 

of the agency, institution, or facility. A person or agency that

 

discloses information in compliance with this subsection or

 

subsection (6) is not civilly or criminally liable for making the

 

disclosure. A person or agency that receives test results or other

 

medical information pertaining to HIV infection or acquired

 

immunodeficiency syndrome under this subsection or subsection (6)

 

is subject to section 5131 and shall not disclose the test results

 

or other medical information except as specifically permitted under

 

that section.

 

     (8) If an individual receives counseling or is examined or

 

tested under this section and is found to be infected with sexually

 

transmitted infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C or to be HIV

 

infected, the individual must be referred by the agency providing

 

the counseling or testing for appropriate medical care. The

 

department, the local health department, or any other agency

 

providing counseling or testing under this section is not


financially responsible for medical care received by an individual

 

as a result of a referral made under this subsection.

 

     (9) The requirements for the distribution of information

 

concerning sexually transmitted infection, counseling concerning

 

sexually transmitted infection, and examining or testing for

 

sexually transmitted infection under subsections (2), (3), and (4)

 

do not apply to an individual charged with or convicted of

 

violating section 7404 by intravenously using a controlled

 

substance or violating a local ordinance prohibiting the

 

intravenous use of a controlled substance.

 

     (10) The court may, upon conviction or the issuance by the

 

probate court of an order adjudicating a child to be within the

 

provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of the probate code

 

of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, order an individual who is

 

examined or tested under this section to pay the actual and

 

reasonable costs of that examination or test incurred by the

 

licensed physician or local health department that administered the

 

examination or test.

 

     (11) An individual who is ordered to pay the costs of an

 

examination or test under subsection (10) shall pay those costs

 

within 30 days after the order is issued or as otherwise provided

 

by the court. The amount ordered to be paid under subsection (10)

 

must be paid to the clerk of the court, who shall transmit the

 

appropriate amount to the physician or local health department

 

named in the order. If an individual is ordered to pay a

 

combination of fines, costs, restitution, assessments, probation or

 

parole supervision fees, or other payments upon conviction in


addition to the costs ordered under subsection (10), the payments

 

must be allocated as provided under the probate code of 1939, 1939

 

PA 288, MCL 710.21 to 712B.41, the code of criminal procedure, 1927

 

PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69, and the William Van Regenmorter crime

 

victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834. An

 

individual who fails to pay the costs within the 30-day period or

 

as otherwise ordered by the court is guilty of a misdemeanor

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of

 

not more than $100.00, or both.

 

     (12) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Sexual contact" means that term as defined in section

 

520a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a.

 

     (b) "Sexual penetration" means that term as defined in section

 

520a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a.

 

     (c) "Victim" includes, but is not limited to, a victim as that

 

term is defined in section 520a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA

 

328, MCL 750.520a.

 

     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. 6169 (request no.

 

02879'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.

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