Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 752 > Act 227 of 2014 - Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Submission Act

• Accredited laboratory: means a DNA laboratory that has received formal recognition that it meets or exceeds a list of standards, including the FBI director's quality assurance standards, to perform specific tests, established by a nonprofit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic community in accordance with the provisions of the federal DNA identification act, 42 USC 14132, or subsequent laws. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• Analyzed: means evaluating items for the presence of a body fluid, cellular material, or DNA followed by the testing of suitable items at forensic DNA regions for comparison purposes. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the department of state police, including its forensic science division. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Health care facility: includes a hospital, clinic, or urgent care center that is regulated under the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Law enforcement agency: means the local, county, or state law enforcement agency with the primary responsibility for investigating an alleged sexual assault offense case and includes the employees of that agency. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Sexual assault evidence kit: means that term as defined in section 21527 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• Sexual assault kit evidence: means evidence collected from the administration of a sexual assault evidence kit under section 21527 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• Sexual assault offense: means a violation or attempted violation of section 520b to 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 752.932
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
• Victim: means , for the purposes of making communications and receiving notices under this act, an individual who was subjected to a sexual assault offense. See Michigan Laws 752.932