SB-0999, As Passed Senate, March 25, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 999

 

 

February 17, 2004, Introduced by Senators SANBORN, BISHOP, CROPSEY and PATTERSON and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    by amending section 7411 (MCL 333.7411), as amended by 2002 PA              

                                                                                

    79.                                                                         

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 7411.  (1) When an individual who has not successfully                 

                                                                                

2   completed participation in a drug treatment court under chapter             

                                                                                

3   10A of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL                 

                                                                                

4   600.1060 to 600.1082, and has not previously been convicted of an           

                                                                                

5   offense under this article or under any statute of the United               

                                                                                

6   States or of any state relating to narcotic drugs, coca leaves,             

                                                                                

7   marihuana, or stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic drugs,               

                                                                                

8   pleads guilty to or is found guilty of possession of a controlled           

                                                                                

9   substance under section 7403(2)(a)(v), 7403(2)(b), (c), or (d),             

                                                                                

10  or of use of a controlled substance under section 7404, or                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   possession or use of an imitation controlled substance under                

                                                                                

2   section 7341 for a second time, the court, without entering a               

                                                                                

3   judgment of guilt with the consent of the accused, may defer                

                                                                                

4   further proceedings and place the individual on probation upon              

                                                                                

5   terms and conditions that shall include, but are not limited to,            

                                                                                

6   payment of a probation supervision fee as prescribed in section             

                                                                                

7   3c of chapter XI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,            

                                                                                

8   MCL 771.3c.  Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may           

                                                                                

9   enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise                     

                                                                                

10  provided.  Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the                

                                                                                

11  court shall discharge the individual and dismiss the                        

                                                                                

12  proceedings.  Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be           

                                                                                

13  without adjudication of guilt and, except as provided in                    

                                                                                

14  subsection (2)(b), is not a conviction for purposes of this                 

                                                                                

15  section or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities                

                                                                                

16  imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the                    

                                                                                

17  additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent convictions           

                                                                                

18  under section 7413.  There may be only 1 discharge and dismissal            

                                                                                

19  under this section as to an individual.                                     

                                                                                

20      (2) The records and identifications division of the                         

                                                                                

21  department of state police shall retain a nonpublic record of an            

                                                                                

22  arrest and discharge or dismissal under this section.  This                 

                                                                                

23  record shall be furnished to either or both of the following:               

                                                                                

24      (a) To a court,  or  police agency, or office of a                          

                                                                                

25  prosecuting attorney upon request for the purpose of showing that           

                                                                                

26  a defendant in a criminal action involving the possession or use            

                                                                                

27  of a controlled substance, or an imitation controlled substance             


                                                                                

1   as defined in section 7341, covered in this article has already             

                                                                                

2   once utilized this section.                                                 

                                                                                

3       (b) To the state department of corrections,  or  a law                      

                                                                                

4   enforcement agency, a court, or the office of a prosecuting                 

                                                                                

5   attorney upon request of the  department's or  department, law              

                                                                                

6   enforcement  agency's request,  agency, court, or office of a               

                                                                                

7   prosecuting attorney, subject to all of the following                       

                                                                                

8   conditions:                                                                 

                                                                                

9                                                                                (i) At the time of the request, the individual is an employee                       

                                                                                

10  of the department,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or               

                                                                                

11  office of prosecuting attorney or an applicant for employment               

                                                                                

12  with the department,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or             

                                                                                

13  office of prosecuting attorney.                                             

                                                                                

14      (ii) If the individual is an employee of the department,  or                 

                                                                                

15  the  law enforcement agency, court, or prosecuting attorney, the            

                                                                                

16  date on which the court placed the individual on probation                  

                                                                                

17  occurred after  the effective date of the  March 25, 2002.                  

                                                                                

18  amendatory act that added this subdivision.                                

                                                                                

19      (iii) The record shall be used by the department of                          

                                                                                

20  corrections,  or the  law enforcement agency, court, or                     

                                                                                

21  prosecuting attorney only to determine whether an employee has              

                                                                                

22  violated his or her conditions of employment or whether an                  

                                                                                

23  applicant meets criteria for employment.                                    

                                                                                

24      (3) For purposes of this section, a person subjected to a                   

                                                                                

25  civil fine for a first violation of section 7341(4) shall not be            

                                                                                

26  considered to have previously been convicted of an offense under            

                                                                                

27  this article.                                                               


                                                                                

1       (4) Except as provided in subsection  (5), if an individual                 

                                                                                

2   is convicted of a violation of this article, other than a                   

                                                                                

3   violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to (iv) or section                        

                                                                                

4   7403(2)(a)(i) to (iv), the court as part of the sentence, during             

                                                                                

5   the period of confinement or the period of probation, or both,              

                                                                                

6   may require the individual to attend a course of instruction or             

                                                                                

7   rehabilitation program approved by the department on the medical,           

                                                                                

8   psychological, and social effects of the misuse of drugs.  The              

                                                                                

9   court may order the individual to pay a fee, as approved by the             

                                                                                

10  director, for the instruction or program.  Failure to complete              

                                                                                

11  the instruction or program shall be considered a violation of the           

                                                                                

12  terms of probation.                                                         

                                                                                

13      (5) If an individual is convicted of a second violation of                  

                                                                                

14  section 7341(4), before imposing sentence under subsection (1),             

                                                                                

15  the court shall order the person to undergo screening and                   

                                                                                

16  assessment by a person or agency designated by the office of                

                                                                                

17  substance abuse services, to determine whether the person is                

                                                                                

18  likely to benefit from rehabilitative services, including alcohol           

                                                                                

19  or drug education and alcohol or drug treatment programs.  As               

                                                                                

20  part of the sentence imposed under subsection (1), the court may            

                                                                                

21  order the person to participate in and successfully complete 1 or           

                                                                                

22  more appropriate rehabilitative programs.  The person shall pay             

                                                                                

23  for the costs of the screening, assessment, and rehabilitative              

                                                                                

24  services.  Failure to complete a program shall be considered a              

                                                                                

25  violation of the terms of the probation.                                    

                                                                                

26      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

27  effect unless Senate Bill No. 998                                           


                                                                                

1                          of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

2   law.