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MI HB5951
Bill
Status
7/22/2020
Primary Sponsor
Frank Liberati
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AI Summary
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Adds "audiologist" to the list of licensed professionals who may certify a person's communication impediment for state identification card purposes, alongside physicians, physician assistants, and certified nurse practitioners.
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Clarifies that a "communication impediment" definition includes "any of" the listed conditions (deafness, hearing loss, autism spectrum disorder) that may impede communication with police officers.
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Allows individuals with certified communication impediments to elect a designation on their state identification card that limits law enforcement access to this information.
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Requires the secretary of state to provide notice and opportunity to be heard before canceling or revoking a communication impediment designation.
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Establishes criminal penalties (up to 30 days imprisonment or $500 fine) for intentionally making false statements or committing fraud on communication impediment certification documents.
Legislative Description
State: identification cards; communication impediment designation requirements for state identification cards; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291).
State: identification cards
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Ways And Means, With Substitute (h-2)
12/8/2020