SB-0439,As Passed Senate,Jun 3, 2003                                                                                           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 439                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Revised judicature act of 1961,"                                           

                                                                                

    (MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 181.                            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 181.  (1) The justice system fund is created in the                    

                                                                                

2   state treasury.  The money in the fund shall be used as provided            

                                                                                

3   in this section.                                                            

                                                                                

4       (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the justice system                  

                                                                                

5   fund deposits of proceeds from the collection of revenue from               

                                                                                

6   court assessments and costs designated by law for deposit in the            

                                                                                

7   fund and shall credit all income from investment credited to the            

                                                                                

8   fund by the state treasurer.  The state treasurer may invest                

                                                                                

9   money in the fund in any manner authorized by law for the                   

                                                                                

10  investment of state money.  However, an investment shall not                

                                                                                

11  interfere with any apportionment, allocation, or payment of money           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   as required by this section.  The unencumbered balance remaining            

                                                                                

2   in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund            

                                                                                

3   and shall not revert to the general fund.                                   

                                                                                

4       (3) In the state fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003, the                 

                                                                                

5   state treasurer shall distribute the proceeds of the fund monthly           

                                                                                

6   as follows:                                                                 

                                                                                

7       (a) To the secondary road patrol and training fund created in               

                                                                                

8   section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                 

                                                                                

9   257.629e, an amount equal to $10.00 multiplied by the number of             

                                                                                

10  assessments collected each month on civil infractions under                 

                                                                                

11  section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                 

                                                                                

12  257.629e.                                                                   

                                                                                

13      (b) The balance of the fund remaining after the allocation in               

                                                                                

14  subdivision (a) shall be distributed as follows:                            

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) To the highway safety fund created in section 629e of the                       

                                                                                

16  Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629e, 24.7% of the              

                                                                                

17  fund balance.                                                               

                                                                                

18      (ii) To the jail reimbursement program fund created in                       

                                                                                

19  section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,                     

                                                                                

20  MCL 257.629e, 13% of the fund balance.                                      

                                                                                

21      (iii) To the Michigan justice training fund created in                       

                                                                                

22  section 5 of 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.425, 13% of the fund balance.              

                                                                                

23      (iv) To the secretary of the legislative retirement system                   

                                                                                

24  for deposit with the state treasurer in the retirement fund                 

                                                                                

25  created in the Michigan legislative retirement system act, 1957             

                                                                                

26  PA 261, MCL 38.1001 to 38.1080, 1.2% of the fund balance.                   

                                                                                

27      (v) To the drug treatment courts fund created in section 185,               


                                                                                

1   2.35% of the fund balance.                                                  

                                                                                

2       (vi) To the state forensic lab fund created in section 3 of                  

                                                                                

3   the forensic laboratory funding act, 1994 PA 35, MCL 12.203, 3.9%           

                                                                                

4   of the fund balance.                                                        

                                                                                

5       (vii) To the state court fund created in section 151a, 14.3%                 

                                                                                

6   of the fund balance.                                                        

                                                                                

7       (viii) To the court equity fund created in section 151b,                      

                                                                                

8   25.55% of the fund balance.                                                 

                                                                                

9       (ix) To the state treasurer for monitoring of collection and                

                                                                                

10  distribution of fund receipts, 1% of the fund balance.                      

                                                                                

11      (x) To the state court administrative office for management                 

                                                                                

12  assistance and audit of trial court collections, 1% of the fund             

                                                                                

13  balance.                                                                    

                                                                                

14      (4) In the state fiscal year beginning October 1, 2004 and                  

                                                                                

15  each fiscal year following, the state treasurer shall distribute            

                                                                                

16  the proceeds of the fund monthly as follows:                                

                                                                                

17      (a) To the secondary road patrol and training fund created in               

                                                                                

18  section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                 

                                                                                

19  257.629e, an amount equal to $10.00 multiplied by the number of             

                                                                                

20  assessments collected each month on civil infractions under                 

                                                                                

21  section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                 

                                                                                

22  257.629e.                                                                   

                                                                                

23      (b) The balance of the fund remaining after the allocation in               

                                                                                

24  subdivision (a) shall be distributed as follows:                            

                                                                                

25                                                                               (i) To the highway safety fund created in section 629e of the                       

                                                                                

26  Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629e, 24.8% of the              

                                                                                

27  fund balance.                                                               


                                                                                

1       (ii) To the jail reimbursement program fund created in                       

                                                                                

2   section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,                     

                                                                                

3   MCL 257.629e, 12.4% of the fund balance.                                    

                                                                                

4       (iii) To the Michigan justice training fund created in                       

                                                                                

5   section 5 of 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.425, 12.4% of the fund balance.            

                                                                                

6       (iv) To the secretary of the legislative retirement system                   

                                                                                

7   for deposit with the state treasurer in the retirement fund                 

                                                                                

8   created in the Michigan legislative retirement system act, 1957             

                                                                                

9   PA 261, MCL 38.1001 to 38.1080, 1.15% of the fund balance.                  

                                                                                

10      (v) To the drug treatment courts fund created in section 185,               

                                                                                

11  2.85% of the fund balance.                                                  

                                                                                

12      (vi) To the state forensic lab fund created in section 3 of                  

                                                                                

13  the forensic laboratory funding act, 1994 PA 35, MCL 12.203, 5.6%           

                                                                                

14  of the fund balance.                                                        

                                                                                

15      (vii) To the state court fund created in section 151a, 13.3%                 

                                                                                

16  of the fund balance.                                                        

                                                                                

17      (viii) To the court equity fund created in section 151b,                      

                                                                                

18  25.5% of the fund balance.                                                  

                                                                                

19      (ix) To the state treasurer for monitoring of collection and                

                                                                                

20  distribution of fund receipts, 1% of the fund balance.                      

                                                                                

21      (x) To the state court administrative office for management                 

                                                                                

22  assistance and audit of trial court collections, 1% of the fund             

                                                                                

23  balance.                                                                    

                                                                                

24      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

25  October 1, 2003.