Section 791.4410. Community status; classification and placement.

Rule 410. (1) The administrator of the office of field programs may classify a prisoner to community status under R 791.4401 only if the prisoner meets all of the following criteria:

(a)     Has a classification of security level I that is not due to a waiver.

(b)     Is not currently serving a sentence of imprisonment for prison escape.

(c)     Is not  currently serving  a  sentence  of  imprisonment    for   a crime specified by the provisions of MCL 769.2a.

(d)     Has not been convicted of an offense specified in the Sex Offenders Registration Act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721, even  if  convicted before  the effective date of that act.

(e)      If returned for violating a condition of parole, is within 8 months of the next parole action date.

(f)    Is not designated as a very high assaultive risk.

(g)       Does not have health care  needs   that  would  be  significantly more expensive if provided in the community, as determined by the bureau of health care services, and has  a  physical  and  psychological  condition consistent with the demands of the program.

(h)        Has had satisfactory adjustment under department supervision, including while incarcerated, that indicates a willingness to conform to the rules of the program.

(i)       Has no pending felony charges and is not subject to a felony detainer or to deportation proceedings.

(j)      Agrees to drug  testing   as  a  prerequisite  for   placement  on community status as required by the department.

(k)       Has not been given a special designation   by  the  department that permanently    excludes   placement    on        community         status.                                                     These special designations are as follows:

(i)     Unwarranted risk to the public, which is defined as any of the following:

(A)       Predatory,  compulsive,   or  assaultive  sexual  behavior  in   the background of the prisoner.

(B)       A history of  2  or  more  incidents   involving   assaultive    or violent behavior.

(C)      A current conviction for  a  felony,  the   description  of  which indicates there was an act by any participant in the crime that resulted in the death of a victim.

(ii)     Involved in organized crime, which is defined as participation in a continuing illegal business in which  the  prisoner  acted  in   concert with others, occupied a position of management, or was an executor of violence.

(iii)       Professional criminal, which is defined as involvement in an ongoing criminal activity as a major source of livelihood or having substantial resources or income where legitimate activity or employment is not capable of producing such resources or income.

(iv)     Drug trafficker, which is defined as any of the following:

(A)     A person with a current conviction, including probation, for an offense or conspiracy or attempt to commit an offense in violation of MCL 333.7101 et seq., the description of which indicates that any of the following were related to the offense through time, place, or circumstances:

(1)     Seven grams or more of any substance that contains heroin or  cocaine, or both.

(2)     One pound or more of marijuana or hashish, or both.

(3)     One hundred units, including  pills,  capsules  or  hits,  or  the equivalent of any other controlled substance.

(B)       A person who local law enforcement officials confirm, on the basis of reliable evidence, is considered by them to be a significant trafficker in controlled substances in the community.

(C)         A person with a current conviction, including probation, for delivery or possession, or conspiracy or attempt  to   deliver  or  possess, controlled substances beyond personal use and limited  sale  to  support  the prisoner's own addiction.

(l)       Is not serving for any of the following violent  or  assaultive crimes, including attempt conspiracy or solicitation to commit the crime, or for a violation of MCL 750.227b with an underlying conviction for  one of the following crimes:

(i)      MCL 257.625(4) or (5) Person under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance; driving on   highways   or    other   areas; violations; causing death or injury to others.

(ii)     MCL 333.5210 Knowledge of AIDS or HIV infection; sexual penetration.

(iii)     MCL 750.72 Burning dwelling house.

(iv)     MCL 750.81 Assault and assault and battery; domestic assault.

(v)     MCL 750.81a Assault and infliction of serious injury.

(vi)          MCL   750.81c     Threats,     assaults,       and         batteries        against family independence agency employees.

(vii)     MCL 750.82 Felonious assault.

(viii)     MCL 750.83  Assault with intent to commit murder.

(ix)       MCL 750.84    Assault with intent to   do   great    bodily      harm       less than murder.

(x)     MCL 750.86 Assault with intent to maim.

(xi)     MCL 750.87 Assault with intent to commit felony not otherwise punished.

(xii)     MCL 750.88  Assault with intent to rob and steal; unarmed.

(xiii)     MCL 750.89  Assault with intent to rob and steal; armed.

(xiv)     MCL 750.91 Attempt to murder.

(xv)     MCL 750.110a  Home invasion in the first degree.

(xvi)     MCL 750.136b Child abuse.

(xvii)     MCL 750.136a  Torturing of children; penalty.

(xviii)     MCL 750.157b  Solicitation of murder.

(xix)       MCL 750.197c   Jail or place of confinement;    assault      of     employee or custodian, or break and escape.

(xx)     MCL 750.204  Sending explosives with intent to injure persons.

(xxi)      MCL 750.205    Placing  explosives  with   intent  to    destroy;       no resulting damage.

(xxii)         MCL 750.206  Placing  explosives     with     intent      to      destroy; causing damage to property.

(xxiii)       MCL 750.207  Placing  explosives     with     intent      to      destroy; causing injury to any person.

(xxiv)        MCL 750.208    Placing explosives; aiding and abetting    with     intent to destroy.

(xxv)      MCL 750.209  Placing offensive or injurious substance  or     compound by real or personal property with intent to cause physical injury.

(xxvi)      MCL 750.209a  Possession of explosive  substance  or     device     in public with intent to terrorize, frighten, intimidate, etc.

(xxvii)     MCL 750.210 Possession of bombs with intent to use unlawfully.

(xxviii)   MCL 750.211  Explosives; manufacture with intent to use unlawfully.

(xxix)         MCL 750.211a Device designed to explode upon  impact, upon application of heat, or device highly incendiary; possession with intent to use unlawfully; evidence.

(xxx)     MCL 750.213 Malicious threats to extort money.

(xxxi)      MCL 750.234a    Intentional   discharge  of  firearm     from      motor vehicle, snowmobile or off-road vehicle.

(xxxii)        MCL 750.234b     Intentional      discharge      of    firearm       at      dwelling or occupied structure.

(xxxiii)       MCL 750.234c    Intentional discharge of firearm at    emergency     or law enforcement vehicle.

(xxxiv)     MCL 750.316  First degree murder.

(xxxv)     MCL 750.317  Second degree murder.

(xxxvi)     MCL 750.321  Manslaughter.

(xxxvii)     MCL 750.324  Negligent homicide.

(xxxviii)          MCL   750.325    Negligent  homicide;  manslaughter     where     due to operation of motor vehicle.

(xxxix)     MCL 750.327  Death due to explosives.

(xl)  MCL 750.328  Death due to  explosives;  placed    with     intent     to destroy building or object.

(xli)  MCL 750.329  Death; firearm pointed intentionally but without malice. (xlii)  MCL 750.349  Kidnapping.

(xliii)  MCL 750.349a  Prisoner taking another as a hostage. (xliv) MCL 750.350 Kidnapping; child under 14.

(xlv)  MCL 750.377b  Malicious destruction of property; property of  police or fire department.

(xlvi)  MCL 750.397  Mayhem. (xlvii) MCL 750.411h Stalking.

(xlviii) MCL 750.411i Aggravated stalking.

(il)  MCL 750.479  Resisting or obstructing  officer  in     discharge       of duty where there is physical harm or threat of physical harm.

(l)  MCL  750.479a   Failure   to   obey   police    or   conservation officers' directions to stop vehicle, assault, where there is physical harm or threat of physical harm.

(li) MCL 750.506a Assaults while lawfully imprisoned or detained.  (lii) MCL 750.517 Entering train for robbing by means of intimidation. (liii)  MCL 750.529  Armed robbery; aggravated assault.

(liv)  MCL 529a  Carjacking

(lv) MCL 750.530 Unarmed robbery.

(lvi)  MCL 750.531 Bank, safe, and vault robbery where  there  is   physical harm or the threat of harm to others.

(lvii) MCL 752.191 Felonious driving. (lviii)  MCL 752.541 Riot.

(lix)  MCL 752.542  Incitement to riot.

(lx) MCL 752.542a Rioting; state correctional facilities.

(lxi)  MCL 750.543a et seq.  Michigan anti-terrorism act.

(lxii) MCL 752.861 Careless, reckless, or negligent use of firearms.

(lxiii)   Any other crime created  by   a  state  law  enacted  after   the effective date of this rule that is  determined  by  the  director   to    be violent  or assaultive.

(2)       Prisoners who are classified to community status under R 791.4401 may be placed in the community under the following time schedule:

(a)      If serving a sentence for an offense subject to disciplinary time, only after serving the minimum sentence imposed by the court for that offense.

(b)     If serving for an offense not subject to disciplinary time,  not earlier than 1 year before the earliest release date, subject to  either of the following:

(i)      If sentenced as an habitual offender for a crime  not   identified in subrule (1)(l) of this rule or serving only a sentence under  MCL 750.227b with an underlying conviction for a crime not identified in subrule (l)(l) of this rule, not earlier than 8 months before  the  earliest  release date.

(ii)         If convicted of a felony committed while under the jurisdiction of the department, not earlier than 2 years after the date of  sentence  for that offense.

(3)     For purposes of this rule, the earliest release date  is   defined as follows:

(a)        For those prisoners   who  are  eligible  for   good  time  or disciplinary credits, including those sentenced as habitual offenders for a crime not identified in subrule (1)(l) of this rule for  whom   the parole  board   has received permission to parole on the minimum sentence minus applicable credits, the date is the minimum sentence   minus    all regular credit and special credit.

(b)     For those prisoners who are sentenced as habitual offenders for a crime not identified in subrule (1)(l) of this rule for whom the parole board has not received permission to parole on the minimum sentence minus applicable credits, the date is the minimum    sentence   imposed   by   the court,  without reduction by disciplinary credits or good time.

(c)      For prisoners who are serving a life sentence, the date shall   be the parole date, as set by the parole board.

(4)      If more than 1 of the criteria in this rule apply, the  more restrictive criterion is controlling.

(5)     A prisoner who has been given a special designation under subrule (1)(k) of this rule may request a formal hearing, conducted under R 791.3315 by the department's hearings division, to determine if that designation is proper.The hearing shall be held within 90 days after receipt of  a  request  for  a hearing by the office of field programs.

(6)     A prisoner may be reclassified from community status under R 791.4401.

(7)     Nothing in this rule creates an enforceable right of a  prisoner  to be classified to or remain on community status.

History: 1979 AC; 1987 AACS; 1993 AACS; 2003 AACS.