HOUSE BILL No. 5979


     April 30, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Faunce, Richardville, Kowall, Howell, Gilbert, Richner, Rivet, McConico, Raczkowski,
Vander Veen, Ehardt, Bernero, Wojno, Woodward, Bovin, Koetje, Bishop and Woronchak and referred to the Committee on Criminal
Justice.


        A bill to amend 1846 RS 171, entitled

   "Of county jails and the regulation thereof,"

   (MCL 801.1 to 801.27) by adding section 4a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 4A.  (1) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2003, EACH PERSON WHO IS

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        INCARCERATED IN A JAIL OR LOCKUP OPERATED BY A CITY, VILLAGE, OR

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        TOWNSHIP SHALL PAY A FEE OF $10.00, WHICH IS PAYABLE TO THE OFFI-

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        CER IN CHARGE OF THE JAIL OR LOCKUP WHEN THE PERSON IS ADMITTED

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        INTO THE JAIL OR LOCKUP.

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             (2) THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF A JAIL OR LOCKUP WHO RECEIVES

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        ANY FEES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL FORWARD THOSE FEES TO THE

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        COUNTY TREASURER FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE JAIL OR LOCKUP IS

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        LOCATED.  ONCE EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, THE COUNTY TREASURER SHALL

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        FORWARD ALL FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE STATE




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        TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE LOCAL CORRECTIONS OFFICERS TRAINING

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        FUND CREATED IN THE LOCAL CORRECTIONS OFFICERS' TRAINING ACT.

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             (3) AN INMATE WHO FAILS TO PAY A FEE OWED UNDER THIS SECTION

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        BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE JAIL OR LOCKUP IS LIABLE FOR A

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        CIVIL FINE OF $100.00.  AN APPEARANCE TICKET MAY BE ISSUED TO A

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        PERSON WHO FAILS TO PAY A FEE OWED UNDER THIS SECTION.  THE

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        APPEARANCE TICKET MAY BE ISSUED BY THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE

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        JAIL OR LOCKUP.  THE MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY, VILLAGE, OR

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        TOWNSHIP IN WHICH THE JAIL IS LOCATED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORC-

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        ING THE CIVIL VIOLATION.  A CIVIL FINE COLLECTED UNDER THIS SEC-

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        TION SHALL BE PAID TO THE COUNTY TREASURER FOR THE COUNTY IN

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        WHICH THE JAIL OR LOCKUP IS LOCATED.  ONCE EACH CALENDAR QUARTER,

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        THE COUNTY TREASURER SHALL FORWARD ALL CIVIL FINES COLLECTED

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        UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE STATE TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE

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        LOCAL CORRECTIONS OFFICERS TRAINING FUND CREATED IN THE LOCAL

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        CORRECTIONS OFFICERS' TRAINING ACT.

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             Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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        effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5977

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        (request no. 04778'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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        law.

















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