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MI HB5837
Bill
Status
12/11/2024
Primary Sponsor
Matt Koleszar
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AI Summary
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Establishes an affirmative defense in prosecutions for felony or misdemeanor violations allowing defendants to claim they committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking under Michigan Penal Code Chapter LXVIIA (MCL 750.462a to 750.462h).
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Places burden of proof on the defendant to establish the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Amends the 1927 Michigan Code of Criminal Procedure by adding Section 21e to Chapter VIII.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure: defenses; affirmative defense that individual committed a crime because the individual was a victim of human trafficking; establish. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 - 777.69) by adding sec. 21d to ch. VIII.
Criminal procedure: defenses
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
12/18/2024