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MI SB1089
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows videorecorded statements of child witnesses to be used for training purposes in the county where taken or in other counties, with written consent from the prosecuting attorney and the minor witness's nonoffending parent or legal guardian.
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Requires written, fully informed, time-limited, and revocable consent from a nonoffending parent or legal guardian before a videorecorded statement can be used for training custodians of videorecorded statements.
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Requires individuals participating in training to execute nondisclosure agreements to protect witness confidentiality.
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Removes references to former sections 136 and 136a of the Michigan Penal Code from the list of offenses covered by the videorecorded statement protections.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Children; protection; videorecorded statements used for training purposes; require consent of certain individuals, and allow to be used in counties other than the county in which the videorecorded statement was taken. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.17b).
Children: protection
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
9/5/2018