HOUSE BILL No. 5145

 

September 8, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Steil and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

(MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 1k to chapter IX.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

                                CHAPTER IX

 

     Sec. 1k. (1) If a defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo

 

contendere or the court has determined after a hearing or trial

 

that the defendant is guilty, the court may impose and collect any

 

of the following at the time of sentencing or, if entry of judgment

 

of guilt is deferred or sentencing is delayed, at the time the

 

entry of the judgment of guilt is deferred or sentencing is

 

delayed, or at any time after sentencing or after the judgment of

 

guilt is deferred or sentencing is delayed:

 


     (a) Any fine.

 

     (b) Any cost, including, but not limited to, a minimum state

 

cost set forth in section 1j of this chapter.

 

     (c) The cost of providing legal assistance to the defendant.

 

     (d) Any assessment authorized by law, including a

 

reimbursement set forth in section 1f of this chapter or a crime

 

victim rights assessment under section 5 of 1989 PA 196, MCL

 

780.905.

 

     (2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the defendant

 

is placed on probation, probation is revoked, or the defendant is

 

discharged from probation.

 

     (3) The court may require the defendant to pay any fine, cost,

 

or assessment ordered to be paid under subsection (1) by wage

 

assignment.

 

     (4) If a defendant who has been ordered to pay any fine, cost,

 

or assessment under subsection (1) is incarcerated, the sheriff or

 

department of corrections shall deduct 50% of the funds received by

 

the defendant in a month over $50.00 for payment of the fine, cost,

 

or assessment if ordered by the court on a form prescribed by the

 

state court administrative office. The sheriff or department of

 

corrections shall promptly forward the fine, cost, or assessment as

 

provided in the order when the amount exceeds $100.00, or the

 

entire amount if the defendant is released from custody. The

 

sheriff or department of corrections shall give an order of

 

restitution under section 20h of the corrections code of 1953, 1953

 

PA 232, MCL 791.220h, or the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87,

 

MCL 780.751 to 780.834, priority over an order received under this

 


subsection.