SENATE BILL NO. 268 February 4, 1999, Introduced by Senators SHUGARS, EMMONS, STEIL and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Health Policy. A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending section 8831 (MCL 600.8831), as added by 1995 PA 54. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 8831. (1)AEXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3), A 2 civil finewhichTHAT is ordered under section 8827 for a vio- 3 lation of state statute shall be exclusively applied to the sup- 4 port of public libraries and county law libraries in the same 5 manner as is provided by law for penal fines assessed and col- 6 lected for violation of a penal law of the state. 7 (2) Subsection (1) is intended to maintain a source of reve- 8 nue for public librarieswhichTHAT previously received penal 9 fines for misdemeanor violations of state statutewhichTHAT 10 are now designated state civil infractions. 01638'99 TLG 2 1 (3) A CIVIL FINE THAT IS ORDERED UNDER SECTION 8827 FOR A 2 VIOLATION OF A YOUTH TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT STATE CIVIL 3 INFRACTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: 4 (A) FIFTY PERCENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARIES DESCRIBED 5 IN SUBSECTION (1). 6 (B) FIFTY PERCENT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT IN WHICH 7 THE CIVIL INFRACTION OCCURRED. THIS SUBDIVISION IS INTENDED TO 8 ASSIST IN DEFRAYING THE COSTS INCURRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL 9 UNITS TO ENFORCE THE YOUTH TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT. 10 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 11 effect unless Senate Bill No. 273 12 of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 13 law. 01638'99 Final page. TLG