SNOWMOBILE CONVICTIONS: INFO SHARING S.B. 415 (S-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS






Senate Bill 415 (Substitute S-2)
Sponsor: Senator Michelle A. McManus
Committee: Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism

CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 821 (Snowmobiles) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require the Department of Natural Resources to seek to enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies of other states for the sharing of records of convictions involving certain snowmobiling offenses.


Part 821 requires the Secretary of State to issue an order, with no expiration date, that a person not operate a snowmobile, when the Secretary of State receives the appropriate records of conviction of the following:

-- Two convictions of a felony involving the use of a snowmobile within seven years.
-- Any combination of two convictions within seven years of operating a snowmobile while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance or with an unlawful blood alcohol content (BAC).
-- One conviction of operating a snowmobile while under the influence or with an unlawful BAC and causing the death or a serious impairment of a body function of another person.
-- Any combination of three convictions within 10 years of a violation listed above.


The proposed record-sharing agreements under the bill would involve the convictions described above.


MCL 324.82148 Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the State. The sharing of conviction records could increase costs for both the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of State for staff time, resources, and information technology due to collaboration with other states in tracking violators and updating snowmobile registrations and permits.


Date Completed: 5-20-05 Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels Bill Bowerman
floor\sb415 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
 This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb415/0506