2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapters 760 - 777 - Code of Criminal Procedure › Act 175 of 1927 - The Code of Criminal Procedure (760.1 - 777.69) › 175-1927-II - Chapter II Courts (762.1...762.16) › Section 762.11 - Criminal Offense by Individual Between Ages 17 and 24 Before October 1, 2021 and 18 and 26 Beginning October 1, 2021; Assignment to Status of Youthful Trainee; Consent of Prosecuting Attorney; Exceptions; Employment or School Attendance; Electronic Monitoring; Definitions.

762.11 Criminal offense by individual between ages 17 and 24 before October 1, 2021 and 18 and 26 beginning October 1, 2021; assignment to status of youthful trainee; consent of prosecuting attorney; exceptions; employment or school attendance; electronic monitoring; definitions.
Sec. 11.
(1) Until October 1, 2021 and except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), if an individual pleads guilty to a criminal offense, committed on or after the individual's seventeenth birthday but before his or her twenty-fourth birthday, the court of record having jurisdiction of the criminal offense may, without entering a judgment of conviction and with the consent of that individual, consider and assign that individual to the status of youthful trainee. If the offense was committed on or after the individual's twenty-first birthday but before his or her twenty-fourth birthday, the individual must not be assigned to youthful trainee status without the consent of the prosecuting attorney.
(2) Beginning October 1, 2021, except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), if an individual pleads guilty to a criminal offense, committed on or after the individual's eighteenth birthday but before his or her twenty-sixth birthday, the court of record having jurisdiction of the criminal offense may, without entering a judgment of conviction and with the consent of that individual, consider and assign that individual to the status of youthful trainee. If the offense was committed on or after the individual's twenty-first birthday but before his or her twenty-sixth birthday, the individual must not be assigned to youthful trainee status without the consent of the prosecuting attorney. If a defendant is charged with an offense listed under subsection (3) and the defendant pleads guilty to any other offense or will be eligible for the status of youthful trainee under subsection (4), the prosecutor shall consult with the victim regarding the applicability of this section.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following:
(a) A felony for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for life.
(b) A major controlled substance offense.
(c) A traffic offense.
(d) A violation, attempted violation, or conspiracy to violate section 520b, 520c, 520d, or 520e of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520e, other than section 520d(1)(a) or 520e(1)(a) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520d and 750.520e.
(e) A violation, attempted violation, or conspiracy to violate section 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520g, with the intent to commit a violation of section 520b, 520c, 520d, or 520e of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520e, other than section 520d(1)(a) or 520e(1)(a) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520d and 750.520e.
(4) The court shall not assign an individual to the status of youthful trainee if any of the following apply:
(a) The individual was previously convicted of or adjudicated for a listed offense for which registration is required under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736.
(b) If the individual is charged with a listed offense for which registration is required under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736, the individual fails to carry the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that he or she is not likely to engage in further listed offenses.
(c) The court determines that the offense involved any of the following:
(i) A factor set forth in section 520b(1)(a) to (h) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b.
(ii) A factor set forth in section 520c(1)(a) to (l) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520c.
(iii) A factor set forth in section 520d(1)(b) to (f) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520d.
(iv) A factor set forth in section 520e(1)(b) to (g) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e.
(5) If the court assigns an individual to the status of youthful trainee under this section, the court may require the individual to maintain employment or to attend a high school, high school equivalency program, community college, college, university, or trade school. If the individual is not employed or attending a high school, community college, college, university, or trade school, the individual may be required to actively seek employment or entry into a high school, high school equivalency program, community college, college, university, or trade school.
(6) If the offense for which the individual is assigned to the status of youthful trainee status was committed on or after the individual's twenty-first birthday, the individual may, in addition to the other requirements of this section, be subject to electronic monitoring during his or her probationary term as provided under section 3 of chapter XI.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "Listed offense" means that term as defined in section 2 of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.
(b) "Traffic offense" means a violation of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or a violation of a local ordinance substantially corresponding to that act, that involves the operation of a vehicle and, at the time of the violation, is a felony or a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 5, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 293, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 31, Eff. Aug. 18, 2015 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 100, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 396, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021