MI HB4628

Prohibits courts from considering restitution when determining whether to place a juvenile case on the consent calendar, and requires all parties (juvenile, parents/guardians, and prosecutor) to agree to consent calendar placement.

Mandates courts consider results of research-based, nationally validated risk screening and mental health screening tools before placing a case on the consent calendar, with guidelines to be established by the state court administrative office.

Protects statements made by juveniles during consent calendar proceedings from being used against them in formal trial proceedings, and prevents screening tool results and related information from being admissible in adjudicatory hearings or subject to subpoena.

Requires consent calendar case records to remain nonpublic with limited access to specified parties (juvenile, parents, counsel, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts), but must be withheld from federal agencies and military recruiters.

Upon successful completion of the consent calendar case plan, the court must close the case and destroy all records according to state court administrative office procedures; effective October 1, 2024, contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 418.