Michigan Laws 803.224 – Inquiry; report
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(1) If a juvenile within the jurisdiction of the circuit court under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.606, is committed to a juvenile facility pending trial, the department or county juvenile agency, as applicable, shall inquire into the juvenile’s antecedents, character, and circumstances and shall report in writing to the court before the juvenile’s sentencing.
(2) A report prepared under subsection (1) shall include all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 803.224
- County juvenile agency: means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- Department: means the family independence agency. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- 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.
- Juvenile: means a person within the jurisdiction of the family division of the circuit court under section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- Juvenile facility: means a county facility, an institution operated as an agency of the county or the family division of circuit court, or an institution or agency described in the youth rehabilitation services act, 1974 PA 150, MCL 803. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) An evaluation of and a prognosis for the juvenile’s adjustment in the community based on factual information contained in the report.
(b) A recommendation as to whether the juvenile is more likely to be rehabilitated by the services and facilities available in adult programs and procedures than in juvenile programs and procedures.
(c) A recommendation as to what disposition is in the best interests of the public welfare and the protection of the public security.