780.769a Defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity; notice to victim from director of hospital or facility.Sec. 19a. (1) On a victim's written request, the director of a hospital or facility where a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity has been hospitalized or admitted by court order shall notify the victim of the following: (a) A pending transfer of the defendant to a less secure hospital or facility. (b) A pending transfer of the defendant to alternative care or treatment, community placement, or aftercare reintegration. (c) A pending leave, absence, furlough, or other release from confinement for the defendant, whether temporary or permanent. (2) A notice required by subsection (1) shall be given by any means reasonably calculated to give the victim prompt actual notice. (3) A victim's address and telephone number maintained by a hospital or facility under this section is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. History: Add. 2005, Act 184, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
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