PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS S.B. 680 (S-1): FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 680 (Substitute S-1 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Senator John Pappageorge
Committee: Transportation

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require the Secretary of State (SOS), when issuing or renewing an individual's driver license, to notify the individual in writing of the prohibition against and the penalties for selling or furnishing alcoholic liquor to a minor in violation of the Michigan Liquor Control Code.


That information would have to be provided to an individual who was 21 years of age and who was not previously issued the information. The information would have to be in a form determined appropriate by the SOS.


The requirements of the bill would have to be met using funds appropriated for that purpose.

(Under the Liquor Control Code, a person (other than a retail licensee or the clerk, employee or agent of a retail licensee) who furnishes or sells alcoholic liquor to a minor is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for up to 60 days for a first offense, and a maximum fine of $2,500 and imprisonment for up to 90 days for a second or subsequent offense. The person also may be ordered to perform community service.


Furnishing or selling alcoholic liquor to a minor is a felony punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment or a maximum fine of $5,000, or both, if the minor's subsequent consumption of the alcohol is a direct and substantial cause of his or her death or an accidental injury that causes his or her death.

A retail licensee or the clerk, employee, or agent of a retail licensee who violates the Code is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six months or a maximum fine of $500, or both.)


Proposed MCL 257.314a Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker

FISCAL IMPACT
According to the Department of State, compliance with the bill could require the mailing of a notice with each license renewal for people aged 21 and older. There are approximately 2.3 million such mailings per year and the Department estimates that the cost to include an insert with each mailing is 3.5 cents per envelope, for an estimated annual cost of $80,500.


Date Completed: 10-28-09 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco

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. sb680/0910