SB-0341, As Passed Senate, December 13, 2005

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 341

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

by amending section 8395 (MCL 600.8395).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 8395. (1) A city, village, or township may establish a

parking violations bureau to accept civil infraction admissions in

parking violation cases and to collect and retain civil fines and

costs as prescribed by ordinance. Beginning August 1, 1979, a

parking violations bureau may also accept pleas of guilty in

parking violation cases if the violation occurred before August 1,

1979, and may collect and retain fines and costs as prescribed by

ordinance at the time the violation occurred.  The Except as

otherwise provided in subsection (2), the expense of operating

parking violations bureaus shall be borne by the city, village, or

township and the personnel of the bureau shall be city, village, or

township employees.

(2) A city, village, or township may designate a downtown

development authority located in that city, village, or township to

operate a parking violations bureau under this section. The

administration, expenses, personnel, distribution of parking

violation revenue, and related matters shall be determined by a

written agreement between the downtown development authority and

the legislative body of the city, village, or township in which the

downtown development authority is located.

     (3) As used in this section, "downtown development authority"

means an authority as defined under section 1 of 1975 PA 197, MCL

125.1651.