2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 780 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 87 of 1985 — WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT (780.751 - 780.834)
87-1985-2 — ARTICLE 2 (780.781...780.802)
Section 780.783 — Return of property to victim.
WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 87 of 1985
780.783 Return of property to victim.
Sec. 33.
(1) The law enforcement agency having responsibility for investigating a reported offense shall promptly return to the victim property belonging to that victim that is taken in the course of the investigation, except as provided in subsections (2) to (4).
(2) The agency shall not return property that is contraband.
(3) The agency shall not return property if the ownership of the property is disputed until the dispute is resolved.
(4) The agency shall retain as evidence any weapon used in the commission of the offense and any other evidence if the prosecuting attorney certifies that there is a need to retain that evidence in lieu of a photograph or other means of memorializing its possession by the agency.
History: Add. 1988, Act 22, Eff. June 1, 1988
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