HOUSE BILL No. 4937

 

June 14, 2005, Introduced by Rep. David Law and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

(MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 27a to chapter VIII.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

                               CHAPTER VIII

 

     Sec. 27a. (1) Notwithstanding section 27, evidence that an

 

individual has previously been convicted of a listed offense

 

committed against a minor is admissible as evidence of the

 

individual's character in any other criminal proceeding in which

 

the individual is alleged to have committed a listed offense

 

against a minor.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Listed offense" means that term as defined in section 2

 


of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.

 

     (b) "Minor" means an individual less than 18 years of age.