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MI HB4857
Bill
Status
6/30/2011
Primary Sponsor
Fred Durhal
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "SWAT team reporting act" requiring law enforcement agencies that maintain SWAT teams to submit detailed activity reports to the Michigan Attorney General every 6 months beginning January 1, 2012.
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Requires agencies to report the number of SWAT team activations, approximate locations (by county, city, township, and zip code), reasons for deployment, type of legal authority or warrant used, and results of each deployment.
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Mandates reporting of deployment outcomes including arrests made, evidence seized, whether forcible entry occurred, if weapons were discharged, and whether any persons or animals were injured or killed.
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Directs the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to develop a standardized reporting format in consultation with the Attorney General, and requires law enforcement agencies to submit reports to both the Attorney General and their local governing body by the 15th day following each 6-month period.
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Requires the Attorney General to annually analyze and summarize all SWAT team reports and submit findings to the governor and legislature by September 1 each year, with enforcement provisions allowing the commission to contact non-compliant agencies and report persistent non-compliance to state leadership.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement; reports; reporting requirements relating to SWAT teams; establish. Creates new act.
Law enforcement, investigations
Last Action
Recommendation Concurred In
5/24/2012