MI HB5681

Allows crime victims to remotely provide oral impact statements at sentencing, in addition to appearing in person (applies to adult defendant sentencing, juvenile disposition/sentencing, and cases without presentence reports).

Maintains requirement that defendants or juveniles be physically present in courtroom when victims make oral impact statements, unless court determines they are behaving disruptively or present a safety threat.

Clarifies that victims may consider victim's request regarding defendant/juvenile's physical presence when court makes disruptive behavior determination.

Makes technical corrections to statutory language referencing the "Rebekah Bletsch law" (2018 PA 153) and updates "prior to" and "on or after" phrasing to "before" and "May 22, 2018" respectively.