SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 757 as introduced 11-9-95:

The bill would amend the Revised Judicature Act to provide that a civil fine ordered for a State civil infraction violation of the proposed Youth Tobacco Prevention Act would have to be distributed exclusively to the local governmental unit in which the infraction occurred. The bill states that its provisions would be intended to assist in defraying the costs incurred by local units in enforcing the proposed Youth Tobacco Prevention Act.

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 730, which would create the “Youth Tobacco Prevention Act”. Among other things, Senate Bill 730 (S-2) provides that a person under 18 would be guilty of a State civil infraction and liable for a civil fine of up to $100 per violation for purchasing, receiving, possessing, smoking, or otherwise using or consuming a tobacco product in a public place.

(Public Act 54 of 1995, which will take effect January 1, 1996, amended the Revised Judicature Act to provide for the adjudication of State civil infractions and requires civil infraction fine revenue to be applied to the support of public libraries and county law libraries.)

MCL 600.8831 Legislative Analyst: G. Towne

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would require that penal fines collected under the "Youth Tobacco Prevention Act" in Senate Bill 730 (S-2) be distributed to the local government units in which the civil infraction occurred, instead of the public and county law libraries. The total penal fines collected depends on the number of youths fined and the amount of the fines.

Fiscal Analyst: R. Ross

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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.

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