Bill Text: MI SB0820 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traffic control; civil infraction procedures; issuance of idling violation citations; authorize by parking bureau volunteers. Amends sec. 8395 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8395). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0819'11

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-11-10 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB0820 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0820-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 820

 

 

November 10, 2011, Introduced by Senators HOPGOOD, WARREN, YOUNG, BIEDA and ANDERSON and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

 

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

 

by amending section 8395 (MCL 600.8395), as amended by 2005 PA 287.

 

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 cases involving the violation of an

 

ordinance substantially corresponding to section 674b of the

 

Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.674b, 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. 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.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 819                                    

 

            of the 96th Legislature is enacted into law.