January 22, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Palmer, Pavlov, Calley, Meltzer, Elsenheimer, Knollenberg, Acciavatti, Stahl, Opsommer, Amos, Sheen, Booher, Nofs, Walker, Moolenaar, Steil, Brandenburg, Pastor, Pearce and Rick Jones and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled
"An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to
provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and
disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to
prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an
appropriation for certain purposes,"
(MCL 28.291 to 28.300) by adding section 5b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5b. (1) If a person violates section 543l of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.543l, and the violation is a cause
of the secretary of state's improperly issuing a state personal
identification card to an individual who is in this country
illegally, the department of state may recover the greater of the
following from the person or from the individual who is in this
country illegally, or both:
(a) The actual and reasonable costs incurred by the department
of state as a result of the violation, including correcting the
records of the department.
(b) $1,000.00.
(2) If more than 1 person or individual is responsible for
paying costs under this section, the court may order the amount
required to be paid under this section to be divided among those
persons and individuals.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5655(request no.
05184'07) of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.