HOUSE BILL No. 5744


     February 26, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Kowall, Raczkowski, Koetje, Bishop, Mortimer, Julian and Shulman and referred to the
Committee on Criminal Justice.


        A bill to amend 1846 RS 171, entitled

   "Of county jails and the regulation thereof,"

   (MCL 801.1 to 801.27) by adding section 4b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 4B.  (1) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2003, A COUNTY MAY ASSESS

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        AN INMATE BOOKING FEE FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS

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        SECTION.  BEFORE A COUNTY MAY ASSESS THE FEE, THE COUNTY SHALL DO

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        BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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             (A) APPROVE THE BOOKING FEE BY RESOLUTION APPROVED BY A

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        MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

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             (B) CREATE A COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS TRAINING FUND FOR

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        THE DEPOSIT OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE BOOKING FEE.

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             (2) IN A COUNTY THAT HAS COMPLIED WITH SUBSECTION (1), EACH

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        PERSON SENTENCED TO A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IN THE COUNTY JAIL

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        SHALL PAY A BOOKING FEE IN AN AMOUNT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (3),


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        WHICH SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE COUNTY SHERIFF WHEN THE PERSON

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        BEGINS HIS OR HER TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.  IF THE FEE IS NOT COL-

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        LECTED WHEN THE INMATE BEGINS HIS OR HER TERM OF IMPRISONMENT,

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        THE COUNTY SHERIFF MAY DEDUCT THE BOOKING FEE FROM THE INMATE'S

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        INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT.  ONCE EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, THE SHERIFF

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        SHALL FORWARD ALL FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE COUNTY

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        TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS TRAINING

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        FUND.  MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TRAINING

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        COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.

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             (3) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2003, THE BOOKING FEE IS $5.00.

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        THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE ADJUSTED EACH JANUARY 1 PURSUANT TO THE

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        ANNUAL AVERAGE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE DETROIT

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        CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--ALL ITEMS.  THE ADJUSTMENT FOR EACH YEAR

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        SHALL BE MADE BY COMPARING THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN

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        THE DETROIT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE PRECEDING AUGUST BY THE

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        CORRESPONDING DETROIT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--ALL ITEMS 1 YEAR

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        EARLIER.  THE RESULTANT PERCENTAGE CHANGE SHALL THEN BE MULTI-

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        PLIED BY THE BOOKING FEE AMOUNT FOR THE PREVIOUS JANUARY 1 AND

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        SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR.



















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