SALVAGE VEHICLE INSPECTION FEES                                                     H.B. 4922 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4922 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Jeff Yaroch

House Committee:  Commerce and Trade

Senate Committee:  Transportation

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to do the following:

-- Allow a local authority's records related to the collection and disposition of salvage vehicle inspection fees to be reviewed or audited by a local unit of government, and made available to the Department of State.

-- Allow salvage vehicle inspection fees collected by a local authority, in addition to current uses, to be used for equipment and road patrol services that increased the likelihood of recovering stolen vehicles or stolen vehicle parts.

-- Provide that the licensed mechanic who certifies that repairs performed on a vehicle for which a salvage certificate was issued were done in a workmanlike manner could not be the same individual as the specially trained officer who certifies that various requirements are met.

Under the Code, a salvage certificate of title authorizes the holder of the title to possess, transport, but not drive upon a highway, and transfer ownership in, a vehicle. The Secretary of State may not issue a certificate of title or registration plates for a vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title was issued unless a specially trained officer (a Department employee, an on-duty or off-duty police officer, or a previously certified police officer who is appointed by a local police agency as a limited enforcement officer to conduct salvage vehicle inspections) certifies certain information and repair work.

A police agency must charge a fee for an inspection of a vehicle. Each local authority with a police agency must determine the amount of the fee for inspections by that police agency, which may not exceed $100. Except as otherwise provided, a collected fee must be deposited with the local authority for that police agency.

MCL 257.217c                                                         Legislative Analyst:  Drew Krogulecki

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  3-12-18                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

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.