MINORS: PRIOR ALCOHOL OFFENSE - H.B. 4585: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 4585 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Gilda Jacobs
House Committee: Criminal Law and Corrections
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to revise the provision pertaining to the penalty for a minor who purchases, consumes, or possesses alcohol, or attempts to do so.
Under the Code, a violation following a prior "violation" is punishable by a maximum fine of $200, and the offender may be ordered to participate in substance abuse prevention or treatment and rehabilitation services, to perform community service, and to undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense. A violation following two or more prior "violations" is punishable by a maximum fine of $500, and the offender may be ordered to participate in substance abuse prevention or treatment and rehabilitation services, to perform community service, and to undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense.
Under the bill, those penalties would apply for a violation following prior "convictions or juvenile adjudications for a violation", rather than for a violation following prior "violations".
The bill would take effect on October 1, 1999, and is tie-barred to Senate Bills 556 through 560, which would revise drunk driving and driving without a license provisions enacted in 1998 (Public Acts 340-359 of 1998), and to House Bills 4580 through 4584, which would allow local units of government to penalize certain local ordinance violators by up to 93 days' imprisonment.
MCL 436.1703 - Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have a minimal fiscal impact on State and local law enforcement agencies.
- R. RossS9900\s4585sa
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.