MI SB0958

Restricts strip searches of persons arrested for misdemeanor offenses or civil fine violations to situations where the person is being lodged into a detention facility by court order, eliminating the previous "reasonable cause" exception for concealed weapons, controlled substances, or evidence.

Requires prior written authorization from the chief law enforcement officer (or designee) to conduct a strip search, or from the chief administrative officer of a juvenile detention facility if the detainee is a minor.

Mandates strip searches be performed by a person of the same sex as the person being searched in a private location, with any assisting law enforcement officers also being the same sex.

Requires arresting officers to prepare a detailed report documenting the person searched, searcher, time, date, location, justification, items recovered, and authorization, with a free copy provided to the person searched.

Establishes that violation of these requirements is a misdemeanor offense and exempts strip searches in state correctional facilities and youth correctional facilities operated by the Department of Corrections from these restrictions.