June 10, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Calley and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2977.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2977. (1) If a state elected official has been convicted
of a criminal act and if the criminal act has caused this state to
sustain a pecuniary loss because of a civil judgment or settlement
of a civil action, this state may bring a civil action against the
elected official to recover the loss sustained by the state.
(2) As used in this section, "state elected official" means
the holder of a state elective office as that term is defined in
section 12 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL
169.212.