MI HB4069

Courts may assign individuals ages 17-23 who plead guilty to criminal offenses to youthful trainee status without entering a conviction, with prosecuting attorney consent required for offenses committed after age 21.

Youthful trainee status is prohibited for felonies with life imprisonment, major controlled substance offenses, traffic offenses, and most sexual assault and criminal sexual conduct violations.

Courts cannot assign youthful trainee status to individuals with prior sex offense convictions or adjudications, or if the individual fails to prove by clear and convincing evidence they are not likely to commit future sex offenses.

Courts cannot assign youthful trainee status if the offense involved aggravating factors listed in Michigan Penal Code sections 520b, 520c, 520d, or 520e related to sexual offenses.

Courts may require youthful trainees to maintain employment or school enrollment, and may impose electronic monitoring for offenses committed after age 21; law becomes effective August 18, 2015.