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MI HB5808

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

9/7/2016

Primary Sponsor

Peter Lucido

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the requirement that a victim's testimony be corroborated in prosecutions under the human trafficking chapter of Michigan's penal code.

  • Permits expert testimony regarding behavioral patterns of human trafficking victims and how their behavior may deviate from societal expectations, provided the testimony meets standard rules of evidence.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure; evidence; testimony of expert witnesses regarding behavior pattern of human trafficking victims; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 462g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.462g).

Crime victims: other

Last Action

Referred To Second Reading

9/20/2016

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice9/7/2016

Full Bill Text

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