HOUSE BILL No. 4553


     April 17, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Richner, Newell, DeRossett, Richardville, Switalski, Rison, Howell, Meyer, Spade, Rivet,
Neumann, Anderson, Kooiman, Pestka, McConico, Quarles, Sheltrown, Whitmer, Woodward, Daniels, Hansen and Lemmons and
referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   (MCL 600.101 to 600.9948) by adding section 151d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 151D.  (1) THE MONEY IN THE JUROR COMPENSATION REIM-

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      BURSEMENT FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR AS PROVIDED IN THIS

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      SECTION.

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           (2) EACH COURT FUNDING UNIT SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO

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      THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, FOR EACH COURT FOR WHICH IT IS A

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      FUNDING UNIT, GIVING THE TOTAL OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS MADE TO

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      JURORS, EXCLUDING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT, UNDER SECTION 1344.  IF

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      ANY OF THE JUROR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS INCLUDED IN THAT TOTAL

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      AMOUNT WERE IN EXCESS OF THE STATUTORY MINIMUM AMOUNT PRESCRIBED

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      IN SECTION 1344, THE REPORT ALSO SHALL INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT

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      PAID TO JURORS IN EXCESS OF THAT STATUTORY MINIMUM.


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           (3) EACH YEAR, THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, AT THE

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      DIRECTION OF THE SUPREME COURT AND UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE STATE

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      TREASURER OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN THE FUND, SHALL DIS-

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      TRIBUTE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FUND AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION

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      (4), EXCEPT THAT THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL FIRST BE

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      REIMBURSED FROM THE FUND FOR ALL REASONABLE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

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      THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION, NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.00.

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           (4) NOT LATER THAN APRIL 1, 2003, THE STATE COURT ADMINIS-

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      TRATOR SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) ADD TOGETHER THE JUROR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS REPORTED

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      UNDER SUBSECTION (2) BY ALL COURT FUNDING UNITS FOR THE PRECEDING

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      STATE FISCAL YEAR, EXCLUDING ANY JUROR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF

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      THE STATUTORY MINIMUM.

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           (B) DIVIDE EACH COURT FUNDING UNIT'S AMOUNT OF JUROR COMPEN-

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      SATION PAYMENTS, EXCLUDING ANY JUROR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF

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      THE STATUTORY MINIMUM, BY THE TOTAL AMOUNT DETERMINED UNDER SUB-

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      DIVISION (A).  THE RESULT REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY

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      IN THE FUND TO WHICH THAT COURT FUNDING UNIT IS ENTITLED.

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           (C) PAY THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN THE FUND, AS DETER-

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      MINED UNDER SUBSECTION (3), TO ALL COURT FUNDING UNITS ACCORDING

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      TO THE PERCENTAGES DETERMINED UNDER SUBDIVISION (B).

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           (5) IT IS INTENDED THAT THE PAYMENTS MADE UNDER SUBSECTION

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      (4) ON APRIL 1, 2003 SHALL OFFSET EXPENSES INCURRED BY COURT

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      FUNDING UNITS FOR COSTS IN ADAPTING TO THE CHANGES IN THE STATU-

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      TORY MINIMUM RATE FOR JUROR COMPENSATION AS IMPLEMENTED BY THE

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      2001 AMENDATORY ACT THAT AMENDED SECTION 1344.





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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect

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      October 1, 2001.

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           Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

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      are enacted into law:

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           (a) House Bill No. 4090.

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           (b) Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. 4551  (request

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      no. 03332'01).

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           (c) Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. 4552  (request

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      no. 03579'01).




































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