(1) Before a juvenile hearing under section 18d of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18d, or under section 1b of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1b, the department or county juvenile agency, as applicable, shall prepare a commitment report for the court. A commitment report shall include all of the following:
  (a) The services and programs currently being utilized by, or offered to, the juvenile and the juvenile’s participation in those services and programs.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 803.225

  • 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
  • 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
  (b) Where the juvenile currently resides and the juvenile’s behavior in his or her current placement.
  (c) The juvenile’s efforts toward rehabilitation.
  (d) Recommendations for the juvenile’s release or continued custody.
  (2) If the department or county juvenile agency, as applicable, believes that the juvenile has been rehabilitated and does not present a serious risk to public safety, the department or county juvenile agency may petition the court to conduct a review hearing at any time before the juvenile becomes 19 years of age or, if the committing court has continued jurisdiction over the juvenile, at any time before the juvenile becomes 21 years of age.
  (3) The annual report required by section 3 may be combined with a review hearing under this section.
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