2003 Senate Bill 433 ↩

Senate Roll Call 146: Passed

To replace certain court fees with a new (and higher) justice system assessment fee of $40 on all traffic tickets, except for parking violations or violations with a total fine and costs of $10 or less. This is a $15 increase over current ticket fees. The payments would be 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 included in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal 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.