SB-0443,As Passed Senate,Jun 3, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 443

 

 

May 1, 2003, Introduced by Senator CROPSEY and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Probate code of 1939,"                                                     

                                                                                

    by amending section 29 of chapter XIIA (MCL 712A.29), as added by           

                                                                                

    1993 PA 344.                                                                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                              CHAPTER XIIA                                     

                                                                                

2       Sec. 29.  (1) If a child is subject to any combination of                   

                                                                                

3   fines, costs, restitution, assessments, or payments arising out             

                                                                                

4   of the same order of disposition, money collected from that                 

                                                                                

5   child, or his or her parent or parents, for the payment of fines,           

                                                                                

6   costs, restitution, assessments, or other payments shall be                 

                                                                                

7   allocated as provided in this section.                                      

                                                                                

8       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a                   

                                                                                

9   child is subject to payment of victim payments and any                      

                                                                                

10  combination of other fines, costs, assessments, or other                    

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   payments, 50% of the money collected from that child, or his or             

                                                                                

2   her parent or parents, shall be applied to payment of victim                

                                                                                

3   payments, and the balance shall be applied to payment of fines,             

                                                                                

4   costs, and other assessments or payments.  If fines, costs, or              

                                                                                

5   other assessments or payments remain unpaid after all victim                

                                                                                

6   payments have been paid, additional money collected shall be                

                                                                                

7   applied to payment of those fines, costs, or other assessments or           

                                                                                

8   payments.  If victim payments remain unpaid after all fines,                

                                                                                

9   costs, or other assessments or payments have been paid,                     

                                                                                

10  additional money collected shall be applied toward payment of               

                                                                                

11  those victim payments.                                                      

                                                                                

12      (3) In cases involving orders of disposition for offenses                   

                                                                                

13  that would be violations of state law if committed by an adult,             

                                                                                

14  money allocated under subsection (2) for payment of fines, costs,           

                                                                                

15  and assessments or payments other than victim payments shall be             

                                                                                

16  applied in the following order of priority:                                 

                                                                                

17      (a) Payment of the minimum state cost prescribed in section                 

                                                                                

18  1j of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,            

                                                                                

19  MCL 769.1j.                                                                 

                                                                                

20      (b)  (a)  Payment of costs.                                                 

                                                                                

21      (c)  (b)  Payment of fines.                                                 

                                                                                

22      (d)  (c)  Payment of assessments and other payments.                        

                                                                                

23      (4) In cases involving orders of disposition for offenses                   

                                                                                

24  that would be violations of local ordinances if committed by an             

                                                                                

25  adult, money allocated under subsection (2) for payment of fines,           

                                                                                

26  costs, and assessments or payments other than victim payments               

                                                                                

27  shall be applied in the following order of priority:                        


                                                                                

1       (a) Payment of the minimum state cost prescribed in section                 

                                                                                

2   1j of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175,            

                                                                                

3   MCL 769.1j.                                                                 

                                                                                

4       (b)  (a)  Payment of fines and costs.                                       

                                                                                

5       (c)  (b)  Payment of assessments and other payments.                        

                                                                                

6       (5) Money allocated for payment of costs under subsection (3)               

                                                                                

7   shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the general            

                                                                                

8   fund of the county.  Money allocated for payment of fines under             

                                                                                

9   subsection (3) shall be paid to the county treasurer to be used             

                                                                                

10  for library purposes as provided by law.                                    

                                                                                

11      (6) One-third of the money allocated for payment of fines and               

                                                                                

12  costs under subsection (4) shall be paid to the treasurer of the            

                                                                                

13  political subdivision whose ordinance was violated, and 2/3 of              

                                                                                

14  that money shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in             

                                                                                

15  the general fund of the county.                                             

                                                                                

16      (7) As used in this section, "victim payment" means                         

                                                                                

17  restitution ordered under sections 30 and 31 and under the crime            

                                                                                

18  victim's rights act,  Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1985,                

                                                                                

19  being sections 780.751 to 780.834 of the Michigan Compiled Laws             

                                                                                

20  1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, paid to the victim or the               

                                                                                

21  victim's estate, but not to a person who reimbursed the victim              

                                                                                

22  for his or her loss, or an assessment ordered under section 5 of            

                                                                                

23  Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1989, being section 780.905 of           

                                                                                

24  the Michigan Compiled Laws  1989 PA 196, MCL 780.905.                       

                                                                                

25      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

26  October 1, 2003.