SENATE BILL No. 197

 

 

February 19, 2003, Introduced by Senators LELAND, JACOBS, BRATER, CLARK-COLEMAN and EMERSON 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 previously                   

                                                                                

2   been convicted of an offense under this article or under any                

                                                                                

3   statute of the United States or of any state relating to narcotic           

                                                                                

4   drugs, coca leaves, marihuana, or stimulant, depressant, or                 

                                                                                

5   hallucinogenic drugs, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of                

                                                                                

6   possession of a controlled substance under section 7403(2)(a)(v),           

                                                                                

7   7403(2)(b), (c), or (d), or of use of a controlled substance                

                                                                                

8   under section 7404, or possession or use of an imitation                    

                                                                                

9   controlled substance under section 7341 for a second time, the              

                                                                                

10  court, without entering a judgment of guilt with the consent of             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the accused,  may  shall defer further proceedings and place the            

                                                                                

2   individual on probation upon terms and conditions that shall                

                                                                                

3   include, but are not limited to, payment of a probation                     

                                                                                

4   supervision fee as prescribed in section 3c of chapter XI of the            

                                                                                

5   code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771.3c,  .  Upon               

                                                                                

6   violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an                    

                                                                                

7   adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided.  and               

                                                                                

8   participation in and completion of an appropriate drug treatment            

                                                                                

9   program.  The court may also impose, as a condition of probation,           

                                                                                

10  participation in vocational training, family counseling, literacy           

                                                                                

11  training, or community service, but may not impose incarceration            

                                                                                

12  as a condition of probation.  Aside from the limitations imposed            

                                                                                

13  in this subsection, the court is not otherwise limited in the               

                                                                                

14  type of probation conditions it may impose.  In addition to any             

                                                                                

15  fine assessed under other provisions of law, the trial judge may            

                                                                                

16  require any person convicted of a nonviolent drug possession                

                                                                                

17  offense who is reasonably able to do so to contribute to the cost           

                                                                                

18  of his or her own placement in a drug treatment program. Upon               

                                                                                

19  fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall                    

                                                                                

20  discharge the individual and dismiss the proceedings.  Discharge            

                                                                                

21  and dismissal under this section shall be without adjudication of           

                                                                                

22  guilt and, except as provided in subsection  (2)(b)  (3)(b), is             

                                                                                

23  not a conviction for purposes of this section or for purposes of            

                                                                                

24  disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction            

                                                                                

25  of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for second           

                                                                                

26  or subsequent convictions under section 7413.   There may be only           

                                                                                

27  1 discharge and dismissal under this section as to an                       


                                                                                

1   individual.                                                                 

                                                                                

2       (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:                  

                                                                                

3       (a) A defendant who previously has been convicted of 1 or                   

                                                                                

4   more assaultive crimes, unless the nonviolent drug possession               

                                                                                

5   offense occurred after a period of at least 5 years in which the            

                                                                                

6   defendant was not incarcerated in a state correctional facility             

                                                                                

7   and did not commit an offense that results in a felony                      

                                                                                

8   conviction, other than a nonviolent drug possession offense, and            

                                                                                

9   was not convicted of a misdemeanor involving physical injury or             

                                                                                

10  the threat of physical injury to another person.                            

                                                                                

11      (b) A defendant who, in addition to 1 or more nonviolent drug               

                                                                                

12  possession offenses, has been convicted in the same proceeding of           

                                                                                

13  any felony or a misdemeanor not related to the use of drugs.                

                                                                                

14      (c) A defendant who, while using a firearm, unlawfully                      

                                                                                

15  possessed any amount of a substance containing either cocaine               

                                                                                

16  base, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine; or a liquid, nonliquid,             

                                                                                

17  plant substance, or hand-rolled cigarette containing                        

                                                                                

18  phencyclidine.                                                              

                                                                                

19      (d) A defendant who, while using a firearm, is unlawfully                   

                                                                                

20  under the influence of cocaine base, cocaine, heroin,                       

                                                                                

21  methamphetamine, or phencyclidine.                                          

                                                                                

22      (e) A defendant who refuses drug treatment as a condition of                

                                                                                

23  probation.                                                                  

                                                                                

24      (f) A defendant who has 2 separate convictions for nonviolent               

                                                                                

25  drug possession offenses, has participated in 2 separate courses            

                                                                                

26  of drug treatment pursuant to subsection (1), and is found by the           

                                                                                

27  court, by clear and convincing evidence, to be unamenable to any            


                                                                                

1   and all forms of available drug treatment.                                  

                                                                                

2       (3)  (2)  The records and identifications division of the                   

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

4   arrest and discharge or dismissal under this section.  This                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

6       (a) To a court or police agency upon request for the purpose                

                                                                                

7   of showing that a defendant in a criminal action involving the              

                                                                                

8   possession or use of a controlled substance, or an imitation                

                                                                                

9   controlled substance as defined in section 7341, covered in this            

                                                                                

10  article has already once utilized this section.                             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  enforcement agency, upon the department's or law enforcement                

                                                                                

13  agency's request, subject to all of the following conditions:               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  of the department or the law enforcement agency or an applicant             

                                                                                

16  for employment with the department or the law enforcement                   

                                                                                

17  agency.                                                                     

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

19  the law enforcement agency, the date on which the court placed              

                                                                                

20  the individual on probation occurred after the effective date of            

                                                                                

21  the 2002 amendatory act that added this subdivision.                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23  corrections or the law enforcement agency only to determine                 

                                                                                

24  whether an employee has violated his or her conditions of                   

                                                                                

25  employment or whether an applicant meets criteria for                       

                                                                                

26  employment.                                                                 

                                                                                

27      (4)  (3)  For purposes of this section, a person subjected to               


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

2   be considered to have previously been convicted of an offense               

                                                                                

3   under this article.                                                         

                                                                                

4       (5)  (4)  Except as provided in subsection  (5)  (6), if an                 

                                                                                

5   individual is convicted of a violation of this article, other               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   7403(2)(a)(i) to (iv), the court as part of the sentence, during             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

10  rehabilitation program approved by the department on the medical,           

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  terms of probation.                                                         

                                                                                

16      (6)  (5)  If an individual is convicted of a second violation               

                                                                                

17  of section 7341(4), before imposing sentence under                          

                                                                                

18  subsection (1), the court shall order the person to undergo                 

                                                                                

19  screening and assessment by a person or agency designated by the            

                                                                                

20  office of substance abuse services, to determine whether the                

                                                                                

21  person is likely to benefit from rehabilitative services,                   

                                                                                

22  including alcohol or drug education and alcohol or drug treatment           

                                                                                

23  programs.  As part of the sentence imposed under subsection (1),            

                                                                                

24  the court may order the person to participate in and successfully           

                                                                                

25  complete 1 or more appropriate rehabilitative programs.  The                

                                                                                

26  person shall pay for the costs of the screening, assessment, and            

                                                                                

27  rehabilitative services.  Failure to complete a program shall be            


                                                                                

1   considered a violation of the terms of the probation.