Bill > HB4661

This bill amends Section 165 of the Michigan Penal Code, which addresses the failure to pay spousal or child support. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Modifying the language around the cash bond required upon arrest for a violation of this section, specifying that the cash bond amount must be set according to the process described in the Code of Criminal Procedure, rather than the previously outlined details. 2. Removing the requirement for the court to continue the cash bond at a minimum of $500 or 25% of the arrearage, and instead allowing the court to set the cash bond amount under the process described in the Code of Criminal Procedure. 3. Requiring the court to notify the court handling the civil support case if a bench warrant is outstanding for the individual when they are arrested for a violation of this section, so that the bench warrant may be recalled. The bill also includes two enacting sections, the first of which states that the amendatory act will take effect on January 1, 2025, and the second which ties the bill to the enactment of Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4655.

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http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2023-HB-4661