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MI HB4971
Bill
Status
4/12/2018
Primary Sponsor
Tom Cochran
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AI Summary
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Increases the maximum reward that county boards of commissioners may offer for arrest and conviction information from $2,000 to $20,000.
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Authorizes county boards to pay rewards from the county general fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who committed crimes within the county or escaped from penal institutions.
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Allows the finance committee of the county board to exercise reward authority when the full board of commissioners is not in session, upon request by the sheriff or prosecuting attorney.
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Changes terminology from "board of supervisors" to "board of commissioners" throughout the statute.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; other; authority of counties to offer reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction; increase maximum reward. Amends sec. 19, ch. XVI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 776.19).
Criminal procedure: arrests
Last Action
Reassigned To Committee On Local Government
4/18/2018