2003 Senate Bill 434 ↩

House Roll Call 358: Passed

To eliminate the $9 state portion of court costs levied on municipal and state civil infractions and replace it with a $10 assessment which would be sent to the state Treasury and deposited into a new Justice System Fund which would replace some of the general fund money now used to pay for the judiciary. This bill is one of many authorizing fee increases Gov. Jennifer Granholm is proposing to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget. The legislative package would fix the amount of various court fees and reduce the discretion of judges to waive fees in certain cases.