SENATE BILL NO. 265
April 11, 2019, Introduced by Senator SANTANA
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953,"
by amending sections 25a, 36, and 36a (MCL 791.225a, 791.236, and 791.236a), sections 25a and 36a as amended by 2002 PA 502 and section 36 as amended by 2012 PA 623.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
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Sec. 25a. (1) The Subject to the marihuana violation sentence reduction act, the department shall collect supervision fees
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ordered under section 13(2) 13 of chapter II or section 1 or 3c of chapter XI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 762.13, 771.1, and 771.3c. The department shall maintain records of supervision fees ordered by the court, including records of payment by persons subject to supervision fees and any amounts of supervision fees past due and owing.
(2) A supervision fee is payable when the order of delayed sentence or order of probation is entered, unless the court allows a person who is subject to a supervision fee to pay the fee in monthly installments.
(3) The department shall waive any applicable supervision fee for a person who is transferred to another state under the interstate compact entered into pursuant to 1935 PA 89, MCL 798.101 to 798.103, or the interstate compact entered into pursuant to 2002 PA 40, MCL 3.1011 to 3.1012, for the months during which he or she is in another state. The department shall collect a supervision fee of not more than $135.00 per month for each month of supervision in this state for an offender transferred to this state under an interstate compact. In determining the amount of the fee, the department shall consider the offender's projected income and financial resources. The department shall use the following table of projected monthly income in determining the amount of the fee:
Projected Monthly Income |
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of Fee |
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$ 250.00-499.99 |
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$ 500.00-749.99 |
$25.00 |
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$ 750.00-999.99 |
$40.00 |
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$1,000.00
or more |
5% of
monthly income, but not more than $135.00 |
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The department may collect a higher amount than indicated by the table, up to the maximum of $135.00 for each month of supervision in this state, if the department determines that the offender has sufficient assets or other financial resources to warrant the higher amount. If the department collects a higher amount, the amount and the reasons for collecting that amount shall must be stated in the department records.
(4) If a person who is subject to a supervision fee is also subject to any combination of fines, costs, restitution orders, assessments, or payments arising out of the same criminal proceeding, the allocation of money collected for those obligations shall must be as otherwise provided in the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.
(5) Twenty percent of the money collected by the department under this section shall must be allocated for administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting supervision fees and for enhanced services, as described in this subsection. Enhanced services include, but are not limited to, the purchase of services for offenders such as counseling, employment training, employment placement, or education; public transportation expenses related to training, counseling, or employment; enhancement of staff performance through specialized training and equipment purchase; and purchase of items for offender employment. The department shall develop priorities for expending the money for enhanced services in consultation with circuit judges in this state. At the end of each fiscal year, the unexpended balance of the money allocated for administrative costs and enhanced services shall must be available for carryforward to be used for the purposes described in this subsection in subsequent fiscal years.
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(6) If a person has not paid the full amount of a supervision fee upon being discharged from probation, or upon termination of the period of delayed sentence for a person subject to delayed sentence, the department shall review and compare the actual income of the person during the period of probation or delayed sentence with the income amount projected when the supervision fee was ordered. If the department determines that the person's actual income did not equal or exceed the projected income, the department shall waive any unpaid amount in excess of the total amount that the person would have been ordered to pay if the person's income had been accurately projected, unless the court order states that a higher amount was ordered due to available assets or other financial resources. Any unpaid amounts not waived by the department shall must be reported to the department of treasury. The department of treasury shall attempt to collect the unpaid balances pursuant to section 30a of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.30a. Money collected under this subsection shall must not be allocated for the purposes described in subsection (5).
Sec. 36. (1) All paroles shall be ordered by the parole board and shall must be signed by the chairperson. Written notice of the order shall be sent by first-class mail or by electronic means to the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff or other police officer of the municipality or county in which the prisoner was convicted and to the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff or other local police officer of the municipality or county to which the paroled prisoner is sent or is to be sent. The notice shall must be provided within 10 days after the parole board issues its order to parole the prisoner.
(2) A parole order may be rescinded at the discretion of the
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parole board for cause before the prisoner is released on parole. A parole shall must not be revoked unless an interview with the prisoner is conducted by 1 member of the parole board. The purpose of the interview is to consider and act upon information received by the board after the original parole release decision. A revocation interview shall must be conducted within 45 days after receiving the new information. At least 10 days before the interview, the parolee shall must receive a copy or summary of the new evidence that is the basis for the interview.
(3) A Subject to the marihuana violation sentence reduction act, a parole order may be amended at the discretion of the parole board for cause. An amendment to a parole order shall must be in writing and is not effective until notice of the amendment is given to the parolee.
(4) When a parole order is issued, the order shall must contain the conditions of the parole and shall must specifically provide proper means of supervision of the paroled prisoner in accordance with the rules of the bureau of field services.
(5) The parole order shall must contain a condition to pay restitution to the victim of the prisoner's crime or the victim's estate if the prisoner was ordered to make restitution under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, or the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.
(6) The Subject to the marihuana violation sentence reduction act, the parole order shall must contain a condition requiring the parolee to pay a parole supervision fee as prescribed in section 36a.
(7) The parole order shall must contain a condition requiring
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the parolee to pay any assessment the prisoner was ordered to pay under section 5 of 1989 PA 196, MCL 780.905.
(8) The parole order shall must contain a condition requiring the parolee to pay the minimum state cost prescribed by section 1j of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1j, if the minimum state cost has not been paid.
(9) If the parolee is required to be registered under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736, the parole order shall must contain a condition requiring the parolee to comply with that act.
(10) If a prisoner convicted of violating or conspiring to violate section 7401(2)(a)(i) or (ii) or 7403(2)(a)(i) or (ii) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401 and 333.7403, is released on parole, the parole order shall must contain a notice that if the parolee violates or conspires to violate article 7 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7101 to 333.7545, and that violation or conspiracy to violate is punishable by imprisonment for 4 or more years, or commits a violent felony during his or her release on parole, parole shall must be revoked.
(11) A Subject to the marihuana violation sentence reduction act, a parole order issued for a prisoner subject to disciplinary time may contain a condition requiring the parolee to be housed in a community corrections center or a community residential home for not less than the first 30 days but not more than the first 180 days of his or her term of parole. As used in this subsection, "community corrections center" and "community residential home" mean those terms as defined in section 65a.
(12) The parole order shall must contain a condition requiring the parolee to pay the following amounts owed by the prisoner, if
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applicable:
(a) The balance of filing fees and costs ordered to be paid under section 2963 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2963.
(b) The balance of any filing fee ordered to be paid by a federal court under 28 USC 1915 and any unpaid order of costs assessed against the prisoner.
(13) In each case in which payment of restitution is ordered as a condition of parole, a parole officer assigned to a case shall review the case not less than twice yearly to ensure that restitution is being paid as ordered. The final review shall must be conducted not less than 60 days before the expiration of the parole period. If the parole officer determines that restitution is not being paid as ordered, the parole officer shall file a written report of the violation with the parole board on a form prescribed by the parole board. The report shall must include a statement of the amount of arrearage and any reasons for the arrearage known by the parole officer. The parole board shall immediately provide a copy of the report to the court, the prosecuting attorney, and the victim.
(14) If a parolee is required to register under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736, the parole officer shall register the parolee as provided in that act.
(15) Beginning August 28, 2006, if a parolee convicted of violating or conspiring to violate section 520b or 520c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b and 750.520c, other than a parolee who is subject to lifetime electronic monitoring under section 85, is placed on parole, the parole board may require that the parolee be subject to electronic monitoring. The
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electronic monitoring required under this subsection shall must be conducted in the same manner, and shall must be subject to the same requirements, as is described in section 85 of this act and section 520n(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520n, except as follows:
(a) The electronic monitoring shall must continue only for the duration of the term of parole.
(b) A violation by the parolee of any requirement prescribed in section 520n(2)(a) to (c) is a violation of a condition of parole, not a felony violation.
(16) If the parole order contains a condition intended to protect 1 or more named persons, the department shall enter those provisions of the parole order into the corrections management information system, accessible by the law enforcement information network. If the parole board rescinds a parole order described in this subsection, the department within 3 business days shall remove from the corrections management information system the provisions of that parole order.
(17) Each prisoner who is required to be registered under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736, before being released on parole or being released upon completion of his or her maximum sentence, shall provide to the department notice of the location of his or her proposed place of residence or domicile. The department then shall forward that notice of location to the appropriate law enforcement agency as required under section 5(3) of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725. A prisoner who refuses to provide notice of the location of his or her proposed place of residence or domicile or knowingly provides an incorrect notice of the location of his or her proposed
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place of residence or domicile under this subsection is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(18) If a prisoner is serving a sentence for violating section 411i of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411i (aggravated stalking), and if a victim of that crime has registered to receive notices about that prisoner under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, the parole order for that prisoner shall must require that the prisoner's location be monitored by a global positioning monitoring system during the entire period of the prisoner's parole. If, at the time a prisoner described in this subsection is paroled, no victim of the crime has registered to receive notices about that prisoner under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, but a victim of the crime subsequently registers to receive those notices, the prisoner's order of parole shall must immediately be modified to require that the prisoner's location be monitored by a global positioning system during the balance of the period of that prisoner's parole. As used in this subsection, "global positioning monitoring system" means a system that electronically determines and reports the location of an individual by means of an ankle bracelet transmitter or similar device worn by the individual, which transmits latitude and longitude data to monitoring authorities through global positioning satellite technology but does not include any radio frequency identification technology, global positioning technology, or similar technology that would be implanted in the parolee or would otherwise violate the corporeal body of the parolee.
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(19) The parole order shall must require the parolee to provide written consent to submit to a search of his or her person or property upon demand by a peace officer or parole officer. The written consent shall must include the prisoner's name and date of birth, his or her physical description, the date for release on parole, and the ending date for that parole. The prisoner shall sign the written consent before being released on parole. The department shall promptly enter this condition of parole into the department's corrections management information system or offender management network information system or into a corresponding records management system that is accessible through the law enforcement information network. Consent to a search as provided under this subsection does not authorize a search that is conducted with the sole intent to intimidate or harass.
(20) As used in this section, "violent felony" means an offense against a person in violation of section 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 316, 317, 321, 349, 349a, 350, 397, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, 520g, 529, 529a, or 530 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.83, 750.84, 750.86, 750.87, 750.88, 750.89, 750.316, 750.317, 750.321, 750.349, 750.349a, 750.350, 750.397, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, 750.520g, 750.529, 750.529a, and 750.530.
Sec. 36a. (1) The parole board shall include in each order of parole that the department of corrections shall collect a parole supervision fee of not more than $135.00 multiplied by the number of months of parole ordered, but not more than 60 months. The fee is payable when the parole order is entered, but the fee may be paid in monthly installments if the parole board approves installment payments for that parolee. In determining the amount of
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the fee, the parole board shall consider the parolee's projected income and financial resources. The parole board shall use the following table of projected monthly income in determining the amount of the fee to be ordered:
Projected Monthly Income |
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$10.00 |
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$25.00 |
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$ 750.00-999.99 |
$40.00 |
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$1,000.00 or more |
5% of monthly income, but not more than $135.00 |
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The parole board may order a higher amount than indicated by the table, up to the maximum of $135.00 multiplied by the number of months of parole ordered but not more than 60 months, if the parole board determines that the parolee has sufficient assets or other financial resources to warrant the higher amount. If the parole board orders a higher amount, the amount and the reasons for ordering that amount shall must be stated in the parole order.
(2) If a person who is subject to a supervision fee is also subject to any combination of fines, costs, restitution, assessments, or payments arising out of the same criminal proceeding, the allocation of money collected for those obligations shall must be as provided in section 22 of chapter XV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 775.22.
(3) A person shall not be subject to more than 1 parole supervision fee at the same time. If a parole supervision fee is ordered for a parolee for any month or months during which that parolee already is subject to a parole supervision fee, the department shall waive the fee having the shorter remaining
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duration.
(4) The department shall waive the parole supervision fee for a parolee who is transferred to another state under the interstate compact entered into pursuant to 1935 PA 89, MCL 798.101 to 798.103, or the interstate compact entered into pursuant to 2002 PA 40, MCL 3.1011 to 3.1012, for the months during which he or she is in another state. The department shall collect a parole supervision fee of not more than $135.00 per month for each month of parole supervision in this state for an offender transferred to this state under an interstate compact. In determining the amount of the fee, the department shall consider the parolee's projected income and financial resources. The department shall use the following table of projected monthly income in determining the amount of the fee:
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$25.00 |
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$40.00 |
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$1,000.00 or more |
5% of monthly income, but not more than $135.00 |
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The department may collect a higher amount than indicated by the table, up to the maximum of $135.00 for each month of parole supervision in this state, if the department determines that the parolee has sufficient assets or other financial resources to warrant the higher amount. If the department collects a higher amount, the amount and the reasons for collecting that amount shall must be stated in the department records.
(5) Twenty percent of the money collected by the department under this section shall must be allocated for administrative costs
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incurred by the department in collecting parole supervision fees and for enhanced services, as described in this subsection. Enhanced services include, but are not limited to, the purchase of services for parolees such as counseling, employment training, employment placement, or education; public transportation expenses related to training, counseling, or employment; enhancement of staff performance through specialized training and equipment purchase; and purchase of items for parolee employment. At the end of each fiscal year, the unexpended balance of the money allocated for administrative costs and enhanced services shall must be available for carryforward to be used for the purposes described in this subsection in subsequent fiscal years.
(6) If a parolee has not paid the full amount of the parole supervision fee upon being discharged from parole, the department shall review and compare the actual income of the person during the period of parole with the income amount projected when the parole supervision fee was ordered. If the department determines that the parolee's actual income did not equal or exceed the projected income, the department shall waive any unpaid amount in excess of the total amount that the parolee would have been ordered to pay if the parolee's income had been accurately projected, unless the parole order states that a higher amount was ordered due to available assets or other financial resources. Any unpaid amounts not waived by the department shall must be reported to the department of treasury. The department of treasury shall attempt to collect the unpaid balances pursuant to section 30a of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.30a. Money collected under this subsection shall must not be allocated for the purposes described in subsection (5).
(7) A fee provision in an order for parole described under
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this section is subject to the marihuana violation sentence reduction act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 262 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.