An act to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled “An act to establish the rights of victims of crime and juvenile offenses; to provide for certain procedures; to establish certain immunities and duties; to limit convicted criminals from deriving profit under certain circumstances; to prohibit certain conduct of employers or employers’ agents toward victims; and to provide for penalties and remedies,” by amending sections 8, 38, and 68 (MCL 780.758, 780.788, and 780.818), as amended by 2012 PA 457.
House Bill 4421 would amend the William Van Regenmorter Crime Victim’s Rights Act to allow a crime victim’s image to be blurred in certain court proceedings made available to the public. The act currently exempts certain information and visual representations of a crime victim from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including a picture, photograph, drawing, or other visual representation of the victim, such as a film, videotape, or digitally stored image. The bill would additionally allow such a picture, photograph, drawing, or other visual representation to be blurred if it is from a court proceeding that is made available to the public through streaming on the internet or other means.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 105 to 1 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
