2017 House Bill 4536 / 2018 Public Act 65

Require erasure of arrest records if accuser recants

Introduced in the House

April 26, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To require that if an individual is arrested for any crime and the complaining witness recants before the trial, then the charge must be dismissed and the arrest record, all biometric data, fingerprints, DNA sample or profile and statements from the accused individual must be expunged or destroyed, and entries in the state criminal violation database deleted.

Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice

Oct. 17, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 6, 2017

Amendment offered by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 12, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Jan. 24, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 15, 2018

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

To require that if an individual is arrested for any crime and the complaining witness recants before the trial, then the charge must be dismissed and the arrest record, all biometric data, fingerprints, DNA sample or profile and statements from the accused individual must be expunged or destroyed, and entries in the state criminal violation database deleted.

Feb. 21, 2018

Received

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Mike Kowall (R-15)

The vote by which the bill was passed.

The motion passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To remove extraneous references to potential tie-bar bills.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require that if an individual is arrested for any crime and the complaining witness recants before the trial, then the charge must be dismissed and the arrest record, all biometric data, fingerprints, DNA sample or profile and statements from the accused individual must be expunged or destroyed, and entries in the state criminal violation database deleted.

Received in the House

Feb. 21, 2018

Feb. 22, 2018

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

March 13, 2018