HOUSE BILL No. 5218

 

October 30, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Daniels, McConico, Tobocman and Gaffney and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The home rule city act,"                                                   

                                                                                

    by amending section 29 (MCL 117.29), as amended by 1994 PA 17.              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 29.  (1)  The  Except as provided in subsection (2),                   

                                                                                

2   the district court, a municipal court, or the circuit court, as             

                                                                                

3   provided by law, may hear, try, and determine actions and                   

                                                                                

4   prosecutions for the recovery and enforcing of fines, penalties,            

                                                                                

5   and forfeitures imposed by the charter and ordinances of the                

                                                                                

6   city, and sanction offenders for the violation of the charter and           

                                                                                

7   ordinances, as is prescribed and directed in the charter or                 

                                                                                

8   ordinances.                                                                 

                                                                                

9       (2) Pursuant to section 4q, a city may provide for an                       

                                                                                

10  administrative hearings bureau to adjudicate alleged violations             

                                                                                

11  of ordinances and impose sanctions consistent with this act.