SB-0341, As Passed Senate, May 3, 2005
March 23, 2005, Introduced by Senators GILBERT, ALLEN, GARCIA, BERNERO, GOSCHKA and STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
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
expenses of operating and the personnel of the parking violations
bureau shall be determined by the city, village, or township.
(3) As used in this section, "downtown development authority"
means an authority as defined under section 1 of 1975 PA 197, MCL
125.1651.