Sec. 15g.

(1) When a person is arrested and taken into custody with or without a warrant as allowed under this chapter, the peace officer who made the arrest, the law enforcement agency employing that officer, or a central dispatch service for the law enforcement agency shall promptly use the law enforcement information network to determine whether the person arrested is a parolee under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections. If the person arrested is a parolee, the peace officer who made the arrest, the law enforcement agency employing that officer, or a central dispatch service for the law enforcement agency shall promptly give to the department of corrections, by telephonic or electronic means, notice of all of the following:

(a) The identity of the person arrested.

(b) The fact that information in databases managed by the department of corrections and accessible by the law enforcement information network provides reason to believe the person arrested is a parolee under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.

(c) The charge or charges for which the person was arrested.

(2) The requirement to give notice to the department of corrections under subsection (1) is complied with if the notice is transmitted to any of the following:

(a) The department by a central toll-free telephone number that is designated by the department for that purpose and that is in operation 24 hours a day and is posted in the department's database of information concerning the status of parolees.

(b) A parole agent serving the county where the arrest occurred.

(c) The supervisor of the parole office serving the county where the arrest occurred.

History: Add. 2006, Act 543, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006