HB-4736, As Passed Senate, July 1, 2003                                     

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4736

                                                                             A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

"Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

by amending sections 629e and 907 (MCL 257.629e and 257.907),               

section 629e as amended by 2001 PA 213 and section 907 as amended           

by 2002 PA 534.                                                             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 629e.  (1)  In Before October 1, 2003, in addition to                 

2   any fine or cost ordered to be paid under this act, and in                  

3   addition to any assessment levied under section 907, the judge  ,           

4   district or municipal court referee,  or district  or municipal

5   court magistrate shall levy a highway safety assessment of $5.00,           

6   a jail reimbursement program assessment of $5.00, and a secondary           

7   road patrol and training assessment of $10.00 for each civil                

8   infraction determination except for a parking violation or a                

9   violation for which the total fine and costs imposed are $10.00             

1   or less.  Upon payment of the assessments, the clerk of the court           

2   shall transmit the assessments levied to the department of                  

3   treasury.   The Until October 1, 2003, the state treasurer shall           

4   deposit the revenue received pursuant to this subsection in the             

5   highway safety fund, in the jail reimbursement program fund, and            

6   in the secondary road patrol and training fund, and shall report            

7   annually to the legislature all revenues received and disbursed             

8   under this section.  An assessment levied under this subsection             

9   shall not be considered a civil fine for purposes of section                

10  909.                                                                        

11      (2) A highway safety fund, a jail reimbursement program fund,               

12  and a secondary road patrol and training fund are created in the            

13  department of treasury.  The highway safety fund and the                    

14  secondary road patrol and training fund shall be administered by            

15  the department of state police.  The jail reimbursement program             

16  fund shall be administered by the department of corrections.                

17  Money Until October 1, 2003, money collected under subsection             

18  (1) shall be deposited in the respective funds as provided in               

19  subsection (1).  Beginning October 1, 2003, money collected under           

20  subsection (1) shall be deposited in the justice system fund                

21  created in section 181 of the revised judicature act of 1961,               

22  1961 PA 236, MCL 600.181. Money remaining in the respective funds           

23  at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall remain in             

24  the respective funds for use for the purposes of the funds.  The            

25  money deposited in the highway safety fund shall serve as a                 

26  supplement to, and not as a replacement for, the funds budgeted             

27  for the department of state police.  The money in the highway               

1   safety fund shall be used by the department of state police for             

2   the employment of additional state police enlisted personnel to             

3   enforce the traffic laws on the highways and freeways of this               

4   state.  The money in the jail reimbursement program fund shall be           

5   used by the department of corrections to reimburse counties for             

6   housing and custody of convicted felons pursuant to the                     

7   requirements of section 35 of chapter IX of the code of criminal            

8   procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.35.  The money in the secondary             

9   road patrol and training fund shall be used for secondary road              

10  patrol and traffic accident grants pursuant to section 77 of 1846           

11  RS 14, MCL 51.77, and for grants under section 14 of the                    

12  commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203,                   

13  MCL 28.614.   If the revenue received from the $10.00 assessment            

14  for secondary road patrol and training for a fiscal year                    

15  increases the total revenue received from all sources for the               

16  secondary road patrol and training fund for that fiscal year,               

17  then the general fund appropriation shall be reduced                        

18  proportionally to the additional revenue collected and remitted             

19  as a result of the increased assessment.  The department of state           

20  police and the department of corrections shall report annually to           

21  the legislature all revenues received and disbursed under this              

22  section.                                                                    

23      Sec. 907.  (1) A violation of this act, or a local ordinance                

24  substantially corresponding to a provision of this act, which is            

25  designated a civil infraction shall not be considered a lesser              

26  included offense of a criminal offense.                                     

27      (2) If a person is determined pursuant to sections 741 to 750               

1   to be responsible or responsible "with explanation" for a civil             

2   infraction under this act or a local ordinance substantially                

3   corresponding to a provision of this act, the judge  , district             

4   court referee,  or district court magistrate may order the person           

5   to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00 and costs as                   

6   provided in subsection (4).  However, for a violation of                    

7   section 674(1)(s) or a local ordinance substantially                        

8   corresponding to section 674(1)(s), the person shall be ordered             

9   to pay costs as provided in subsection (4) and a civil fine of              

10  not less than  $50.00 or more than  $100.00 or more than                    

11  $250.00.  For a violation of section 328 or 710d, the civil fine            

12  ordered under this subsection shall not exceed $10.00.  For a               

13  violation of section 710e, the civil fine and court costs ordered           

14  under this subsection shall be $25.00.  For a violation of                  

15  section 682 or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to             

16  section 682, the person shall be ordered to pay costs as provided           

17  in subsection (4) and a civil fine of not less than $100.00 or              

18  more than $500.00.  Permission may be granted for payment of a              

19  civil fine and costs to be made within a specified period of time           

20  or in specified installments, but unless permission is included             

21  in the order or judgment, the civil fine and costs shall be                 

22  payable immediately.                                                        

23      (3) Except as provided in this subsection, if a person is                   

24  determined to be responsible or responsible "with explanation"              

25  for a civil infraction under this act or a local ordinance                  

26  substantially corresponding to a provision of this act while                

27  driving a commercial motor vehicle, he or she shall be ordered to           

1   pay costs as provided in subsection (4) and a civil fine of not             

2   more than $250.00.  If a person is determined to be responsible             

3   or responsible "with explanation" for a civil infraction under              

4   section 319g or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to            

5   section 319g, that person shall be ordered to pay costs as                  

6   provided in subsection (4) and a civil fine of not more than                

7   $10,000.00.                                                                 

8       (4) If a civil fine is ordered under subsection (2) or (3),                 

9   the judge  , district court referee,  or district court                     

10  magistrate shall summarily tax and determine the costs of the               

11  action, which are not limited to the costs taxable in ordinary              

12  civil actions, and may include all expenses, direct and indirect,           

13  to which the plaintiff has been put in connection with the civil            

14  infraction, up to the entry of judgment.   Except in a civil                

15  infraction for a parking violation, costs of not less than $5.00            

16  shall be ordered.  Costs shall not be ordered in excess of                  

17  $100.00.  A civil fine ordered under subsection (2) or (3) shall            

18  not be waived unless costs ordered under this subsection are                

19  waived.  Except as otherwise provided by law, costs are payable             

20  to the general fund of the plaintiff.                                       

21      (5) In addition to a civil fine and costs ordered under                     

22  subsection (2) or (3) and subsection (4) and the justice system             

23  assessment ordered under subsection (14), the judge  , district             

24  court referee,  or district court magistrate may order the person           

25  to attend and complete a program of treatment, education, or                

26  rehabilitation.                                                             

27      (6) A  district court referee or  district court magistrate                 

1   shall impose the sanctions permitted under subsections (2), (3),            

2   and (5) only to the extent expressly authorized by the chief                

3   judge or only judge of the district court district.                         

4       (7) Each district of the district court and each municipal                  

5   court may establish a schedule of civil fines,  and  costs, and             

6   assessments to be imposed for civil infractions which occur                 

7   within the respective district or city.  If a schedule is                   

8   established, it shall be prominently posted and readily available           

9   for public inspection.  A schedule need not include all                     

10  violations which are designated by law or ordinance as civil                

11  infractions.  A schedule may exclude cases on the basis of a                

12  defendant's prior record of civil infractions or traffic                    

13  offenses, or a combination of civil infractions and traffic                 

14  offenses.                                                                   

15      (8) The state court administrator shall annually publish and                

16  distribute to each district and court a recommended range of                

17  civil fines and costs for first-time civil infractions.  This               

18  recommendation is not binding upon the courts having jurisdiction           

19  over civil infractions but is intended to act as a normative                

20  guide for judges  , district court referees,  and district court            

21  magistrates and a basis for public evaluation of disparities in             

22  the imposition of civil fines and costs throughout the state.               

23      (9) If a person has received a civil infraction citation for                

24  defective safety equipment on a vehicle under section 683, the              

25  court shall waive a civil fine,  and  costs, and assessments upon           

26  receipt of certification by a law enforcement agency that repair            

27  of the defective equipment was made before the appearance date on           

1   the citation.                                                               

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

3   ordered under subsection (2), (3), or (4) or a justice system               

4   assessment ordered under subsection (14), or an installment of              

5   the fine,  or  costs, or assessment, may be collected by a means            

6   authorized for the enforcement of a judgment under chapter 40 of            

7   the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4001 to            

8   600.4065, or under chapter 60 of the revised judicature act of              

9   1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.6001 to 600.6098.                                

10      (11) If a person fails to comply with an order or judgment                  

11  issued pursuant to this section, within the time prescribed by              

12  the court, the driver's license of that person shall be suspended           

13  pursuant to section 321a until full compliance with that order or           

14  judgment occurs.  In addition to this suspension, the court may             

15  also proceed under section 908.                                             

16      (12) The court shall waive any civil fine,  or  cost, or                    

17  assessment against a person who received a civil infraction                 

18  citation for a violation of section 710d if the person, before              

19  the appearance date on the citation, supplies the court with                

20  evidence of acquisition, purchase, or rental of a child seating             

21  system meeting the requirements of section 710d.                            

22      (13)  In Until October 1, 2003, in addition to any civil

23  fines and costs ordered to be paid under this section, the judge            

24  , district court referee,  or district court magistrate shall              

25  levy an assessment of $5.00 for each civil infraction                       

26  determination, except for a parking violation or a violation for            

27  which the total fine and costs imposed are $10.00 or less.   Upon           

1   payment of the An assessment  , paid before October 1, 2003

2   shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court  shall transmit              

3   the assessment levied  to the state  treasury treasurer to be              

4   deposited into the Michigan justice training fund.  An assessment           

5   ordered before October 1, 2003 but collected on or after October            

6   1, 2003 shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the               

7   state treasurer for deposit in the justice system fund created in           

8   section 181 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,             

9   MCL 600.181. An assessment levied under this subsection is not a            

10  civil fine for purposes of section 909.                                     

11  (14) Effective October 1, 2003, in addition to any civil                    

12  fines and costs ordered to be paid under this section, the judge            

13  or district court magistrate shall order the defendant to pay a             

14  justice system assessment of $40.00 for each civil infraction               

15  determination, except for a parking violation or a violation for            

16  which the total fine and costs imposed are $10.00 or less.  Upon            

17  payment of the assessment, the clerk of the court shall transmit            

18  the assessment collected to the state treasury to be deposited              

19  into the justice system fund created in section 181 of the                  

20  revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.181.  An               

21  assessment levied under this subsection is not a civil fine for             

22  purposes of section 909.

23  (15)  (14)  If a person has received a citation for a                       

24  violation of section 223, the court shall waive any civil fine,

25  and  costs, and assessment, upon receipt of certification by a             

26  law enforcement agency that the person, before the appearance               

27  date on the citation, produced a valid registration certificate             

1   that was valid on the date the violation of section 223                     

2   occurred.                                                                   

3       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

4   October 1, 2003.