BAIL/BOND EXPENSE FEE - H.B. 5047: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 5047 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Glenn S. Anderson
House Committee: Civil Law and the Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bill would amend Chapter 5 (Bail) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow a law enforcement agency to collect up to $10, in addition to bail or bond money, when it obtained bail or bond money from or on behalf of a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued by a court.
The law enforcement agency promptly would have to deposit the money collected into an account created for that purpose in the treasury of the agency's governing body. The governing body could spend money in that account to defray the expense of receiving, depositing, and delivering bail or bond money.
Proposed MCL 765.12a - Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would provide additional revenue to State and local law enforcement agencies to defray their costs of receiving, depositing, and delivering bail or bond money. The level of revenue received would depend upon the number of arrests and the number of arrestees who would qualify for bail, for which Statewide data are not available. The Department of State Police, based on fiscal year 1999-2000 arrest data, could expect revenue collected under the bill to range between $360,000 and $500,000 annually.
- Fiscal Analyst: Bruce BakerS0102\s5047sa
This 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.