ILLEGAL PARKING CITATIONS S.B. 130:
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 130 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Dave Hildenbrand
Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to reduce the number of parking citations that can lead to the denial of a driver license for failure to appear.
Under the Code, a court may notify a person who has failed to answer six or more parking violation notices or citations regarding illegal parking that if he or she does not appear within 10 days, the court will inform the Secretary of State (SOS) of his or her failure to appear. Upon being informed, the SOS may not issue a license to or renew a license for the person until the court informs the SOS that the person has resolved all outstanding matters regarding the notices or citations and has paid to the court a $45 driver license clearance fee.
Under the bill, these provisions would apply to a person who failed to answer three or more notices or citations for illegal parking.
The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.
MCL 257.321a Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill could increase revenue received from the Driver License Clearance Fee to the extent that additional driver licenses were not issued or renewed. The Department of State reports that, in 2010, over 2,400 hold releases were issued for parking violations. The current allocation of the $45 fee is as follows: Secretary of State: $15; Juror Compensation Reimbursement Fund: $15; and local units of government: $15.
Date Completed: 5-13-11 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb130/1112