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MI HB5652

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/15/2021

Primary Sponsor

Ann Bollin

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds "clergy" to the definitions section as individuals ordained or recognized by a religious or spiritual community as ritual or spiritual leaders.

  • Creates new criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree offense when a clergy member engages in sexual contact with someone who is not lawfully married to them, if the contact occurs during or within 2 years after a meeting for religious/spiritual direction or counseling, or during ongoing private meetings for such purposes.

  • Specifies that victim consent is not a defense to prosecution under the new clergy offense provision.

  • Prohibits use of prosecution under the clergy offense as evidence that the victim is mentally incompetent.

  • Abrogates all legally recognized privileged communications (except attorney-client and clergy confessions) as grounds for excusing required reports or excluding evidence in proceedings related to violations of this section; takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; sexual contact between clergy and certain members of congregation; prohibit under certain circumstances, and disallow consent as a defense. Amends secs. 520a & 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520a & 750.520e).

Crimes: criminal sexual conduct

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/15/2021

12/29/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/15/2021

Full Bill Text

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