S.B. 792: FLOOR ANALYSIS - DRIVER TRAINING: RECORDS

DRIVER TRAINING: RECORDS - S.B. 792: FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 792 (as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require a driver training school operator to subscribe to the commercial look-up service maintained by the Secretary of State; require a driver training school operator to maintain on the premises of the school the most current copy of all nonpersonal information related to his or her driving record, and the driving record of each instructor employed by the school operator, for review by any prospective customer or customer's parent or guardian; and allow a prospective customer or the parent or guardian of a prospective customer to review a copy of all nonpersonal information related to the driving record of the operator or instructors employed by the operator. An operator who advertised the availability of his or her services to the public would have to include in the advertisement that nonpersonal information related to the driving record of each instructor was available for review by the public at the business address of the owner. An operator who failed to provide the information required by the bill would be subject to a fine of up to $500; each failure to provide information would be considered a separate offense.

Under the Code, the Secretary of State is allowed to provide a commercial look-up service that contains driver and vehicle record information.

MCL 257.208b - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne

FISCAL IMPACT

Currently, the State charges $6.55 per transaction for look-up services. Requiring driver training operators to subscribe to the look-up service maintained by the Department of State could increase administrative costs to the State. Because the increase in administrative costs would depend on the number of prospective operators who would apply, the fiscal impact is indeterminate.

A driver training operator would have to provide upon request information regarding his or her driving record. Failure to provide such information could result in a fine of not more than $500. Revenue received from these fines would have to be applied to the support of public libraries according to Article VIII, Section 9 of the Michigan Constitution. The amount of revenue that could be received from fines is indeterminate.

Date Completed: 12-9-97 - Fiscal Analyst: E. Limbs

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.