Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB4396: Juveniles: juvenile justice services; certain information sharing for research purposes in juvenile justice cases; allow. Amends sec. 9 of 1988 PA 13 (MCL 722.829).
Status: Signed into law, July 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend 1988 PA 13, entitled An act to permit certain minors to be diverted from the court system having jurisdiction over minors; to establish diversion criteria and procedures; to require certain records to be made and kept; to prescribe certain powers and duties of courts having jurisdiction over minors and of law enforcement agencies; and to prescribe certain penalties, by amending section 9 (MCL 722.829), as amended by 2023 PA 287.
From the chaptered text, July 24, 2026:
AN ACT to amend 1988 PA 13, entitled An act to permit certain minors to be diverted from the court system having jurisdiction over minors; to establish diversion criteria and procedures; to require certain records to be made and kept; to prescribe certain powers and duties of courts having jurisdiction over minors and of law enforcement agencies; and to prescribe certain penalties, by amending section 9 (MCL 722.829), as amended by 2023 PA 287. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a record kept under this act must not be used by any person, including a court official or law enforcement official, for any purpose except to make a decision on whether to divert a minor. (2) An individual or organization may submit a research request for a record kept under this act to the state court administrative office or an individual court, as applicable. If the research request is granted, the applicable parties shall negotiate a data use agreement that protects personally identifiable information from public disclosure. The data use agreement must be created by the state court administrative office and include provisions necessary to protect all data, including personally identifying information, from misuse, including, but not limited to, unauthorized disclosure. If a data use agreement is entered, the …
Sponsors
- Lightner, Sarah (R, 45) · primary sponsor