HOUSE BILL No. 6405


     September 24, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Kolb and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending section 8905a (MCL 324.8905a), as added by 1998 PA

   15.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 8905a.  (1) A person who violates this part where the

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        amount of the litter is less than 1 cubic foot in volume is

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        responsible for a state civil infraction and is subject to a

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        civil fine of not more than $800.00.

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             (2) A person who violates this part where the amount of the

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        litter is 1 cubic foot or more but less than 3 cubic feet in

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        volume is responsible for a state civil infraction and is subject

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        to a civil fine of not more than $1,500.00.

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             (3) A person who violates this part where the amount of the

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        litter is 3 cubic feet or more in volume is responsible for a


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        state civil infraction and is subject to a civil fine of not more

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        than $2,500.00.  A person found to have violated this subsection

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        in a subsequent proceeding is subject to a civil fine of not more

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        than $5,000.00.

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             (4) A default in the payment of a civil fine or costs

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        ordered under this part or an installment of the fine or costs

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        may be remedied by any means authorized under the revised judica-

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        ture act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to  600.9947

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        600.9948.

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             (5) This section does not apply to a violation of

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        section 8903 or 8905.

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             (6) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A VIOLATION OF SECTION

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        682C OF THE MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.682C.

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             Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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        effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6404

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        (request no. 07781'02) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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        law.























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