HB-4795, As Passed House, June 14, 2007
May 17, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Corriveau, Coulouris, Condino, Alma Smith, Byrnes, Bieda, Robert Jones and Constan and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 82101, 82127, 82128, 82129, 82136, 82139,
82140, 82142, 82143, 82144, 82146, and 82148 (MCL 324.82101,
324.82127, 324.82128, 324.82129, 324.82136, 324.82139, 324.82140,
324.82142, 324.82143, 324.82144, 324.82146, and 324.82148),
sections 82101 and 82148 as amended by 2005 PA 175, section 82127
as amended by 2001 PA 12, sections 82128 and 82129 as amended by
1999 PA 22, sections 82136, 82142, and 82146 as added by 1995 PA
58, and sections 82139, 82140, 82143, and 82144 as amended by 1996
PA 183.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
82101. (1) As used in this part:
(a) "Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section
1d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1d.
(b) (a)
"Conviction" means a
final conviction, the payment of
a fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the
court, or a finding of guilt or probate court disposition on a
violation of this part, regardless of whether the penalty is
rebated or suspended.
(c) (b)
"Dealer" means any person
engaged in the sale, lease,
or rental of snowmobiles as a regular business.
(d) (c)
"Former section 15a"
means section 15a of former 1968
PA
74, as constituted prior to before
May 1, 1994.
(e) (d)
"Highly restricted personal
information" means an
individual's photograph or image, social security number, digitized
signature, and medical and disability information.
(f) (e)
"Highway or street" means
the entire width between the
boundary lines of every way publicly maintained if any part thereof
is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
(g) (f)
"In-kind contributions"
means services and goods as
approved by the department that are provided by a grant recipient
toward completion of a department-approved local snowmobile program
under section 82107.
(h) (g)
"Law of another state"
means a law or ordinance
enacted by any of the following:
(i) Another state.
(ii) A local unit of government in another state.
(iii) Canada or a province or territory of Canada.
(iv) A local unit of government in a province or territory of
Canada.
(h)
"Long-term incapacitating injury" means an injury that
causes
a person to be in a comatose, quadriplegic, hemiplegic, or
paraplegic
state, which state is likely to continue for 1 year or
more.
(i) "Operate" means to ride in or on and be in actual physical
control of the operation of a snowmobile.
(j) "Operator" means any person who operates a snowmobile.
(k) "Owner" means any of the following:
(i) A person who holds the legal title to a snowmobile.
(ii) A vendee or lessee of a snowmobile that is the subject of
an agreement for conditional sale or lease with the right of
purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement
and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
vendee or lessee.
(iii) A person renting a snowmobile or having the exclusive use
of a snowmobile for more than 30 days.
(l) "Peace officer" means any of the following:
(i) A sheriff.
(ii) A sheriff's deputy.
(iii) A deputy who is authorized by a sheriff to enforce this
part and who has satisfactorily completed at least 40 hours of law
enforcement training, including training specific to this part.
(iv) A village or township marshal.
(v) An officer of the police department of any municipality.
(vi) An officer of the Michigan state police.
(vii) The director and conservation officers employed by the
department.
(viii) A law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant
to
under the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203,
MCL 28.601 to 28.616, as long as that officer is policing within
his or her jurisdiction.
(m) "Personal information" means information that identifies
an individual, including an individual's driver identification
number, name, address not including zip code, and telephone number,
but does not include information on snowmobile operation or
equipment-related violations or civil infractions, operator or
snowmobile registration status, accidents, or other behaviorally-
related information.
(n) "Probate court or family division disposition" means the
entry of a probate court order of disposition or family division
order of disposition for a child found to be within the provisions
of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL
712A.1 to 712A.32.
(o) "Prosecuting attorney", except as the context requires
otherwise, means the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of
a county, or the attorney representing a local unit of government.
(p)
"Recreational snowmobile trail improvement subaccount" ,
subject
to subsection (2), means the
recreational snowmobile trail
improvement subaccount of the snowmobile account created in section
82110.
(q) "Right-of-way" means that portion of a highway or street
less the roadway and any shoulder.
(r) "Roadway" means that portion of a highway or street
improved, designated, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a
highway or street includes 2 or more separate roadways, the term
roadway refers to any such roadway separately, but not to all such
roadways collectively.
(s) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway or street on
either side of the roadway that is normally snowplowed for the
safety and convenience of vehicular traffic.
(t) "Snowmobile" means any motor-driven vehicle designed for
travel primarily on snow or ice of a type that utilizes sled-type
runners or skis, an endless belt tread, or any combination of these
or other similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is
operated, but is not a vehicle that must be registered under the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.
(u)
"Snowmobile account" , subject to subsection (2), means
the snowmobile account of the Michigan conservation and recreation
legacy fund provided for in section 2025.
(v)
"Snowmobile registration fee subaccount" , subject to
subsection
(2), means the snowmobile
registration fee subaccount of
the snowmobile account created in section 82111.
(w) "Zone 1" means all of the Upper Peninsula.
(x) "Zone 2" means all of that part of the Lower Peninsula
north of a line beginning at and drawn from a point on the
Michigan-Wisconsin boundary line due west of the westerly terminus
of River road in Muskegon county; thence due east to the westerly
terminus of River road; thence north and east along the center line
of the River road to its intersection with highway M-120; thence
northeasterly and easterly along the center line of highway M-120
to the junction of highway M-20; thence easterly along the center
line of M-20 to its junction with US-10 at the Midland-Bay county
line; thence easterly along the center line of the "business route"
of highway US-10 to the intersection of Garfield road in Bay
county; thence north along the center line of Garfield road to the
intersection of the Pinconning road; thence east along the center
line of Pinconning road to the intersection of the Seven Mile road;
thence north along the center of the Seven Mile road to the Bay-
Arenac county line; thence north along the center line of the
Lincoln School road (county road 25) in Arenac county to the
intersection of highway M-61; thence east along the center line of
highway M-61 to the junction of highway US-23; thence northerly and
easterly along the center line of highway US-23 to the center line
of the Au Gres river; thence southerly along the center line of the
river to its junction with Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron; thence north
78° east to the international boundary line between the United
States and the Dominion of Canada.
(y) "Zone 3" means all of that part of the Lower Peninsula
south of the line described in subdivision (x).
(2)
Subsection (1)(p), (u), and (v) does not apply unless
House
Joint Resolution Z of the 92nd Legislature becomes a part of
the
state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article
XII
of the state constitution of 1963.
Sec. 82127. (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile in
this
state if either any of the following applies apply:
(a)
The person is under the influence of intoxicating
alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both.
(b)
The person has a blood alcohol content of 0.10 0.08
grams
or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or
per 67 milliliters of urine.
(c) The person has in his or her body any amount of a
controlled substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of the
public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7212, or a rule
promulgated under that section, or of a controlled substance
described in section 7214(a)(iv) of the public health code, 1978 PA
368, MCL 333.7214.
(2) The owner of a snowmobile or a person in charge or in
control of a snowmobile shall not authorize or knowingly permit the
snowmobile
to be driven or operated by a person who if any of the
following apply:
(a)
The person is under the influence of intoxicating
alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both. ,
or who
(b) The person has a blood an alcohol content of 0.10 0.08
grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of
breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(c) The person's ability to operate a snowmobile is visibly
impaired due to the consumption of an alcoholic liquor, a
controlled substance, or a combination of an alcoholic liquor and a
controlled substance.
(3) A person shall not operate a snowmobile when, due to the
consumption
of an intoxicating alcoholic liquor or a controlled
substance, or both, the person's ability to operate the snowmobile
is visibly impaired. If a person is charged with violating
subsection (1), a finding of guilty under this subsection may be
rendered.
(4)
A person who operates a snowmobile under the influence of
intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or with a
blood
alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of
blood,
per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, in
violation of subsection (1) or (3) and by the operation of that
snowmobile causes the death of another person is guilty of a felony
punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 15 years , or a fine
of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both.
(5)
A person who operates a snowmobile under the influence of
intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or with a
blood
alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of
blood,
per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, in
violation of subsection (1) or (3) and by the operation of that
snowmobile causes a serious impairment of a body function of
another person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for
not
more than 5 years , or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or
more than $5,000.00, or both. As used in this subsection, "serious
impairment
of a body function" includes, but is not limited to, 1
or
more of the following: means
that term as defined in section 58c
of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.
(a)
Loss of a limb or use of a limb.
(b)
Loss of a hand, foot, finger, or thumb or use of a hand,
foot,
finger, or thumb.
(c)
Loss of an eye or ear or use of an eye or ear.
(d)
Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.
(e)
Serious visible disfigurement.
(f)
A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.
(g)
Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.
(h)
A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.
(i)
Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.
Sec. 82128. (1) If a person is convicted of violating section
82127(1), the following apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),
the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by 1 or
more of the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 45 days.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(iii) A fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00.
(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior
conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not
less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00 and either of the
following:
(i) Community service for not less than 10 days or more than 90
days, and may be imprisoned for not more than 1 year.
(ii) Imprisonment for not less than 48 consecutive hours or
more than 1 year, and may be sentenced to community service for not
more than 90 days.
(c)
If the violation occurs within 10 years of after 2
or more
prior convictions regardless of the number of years that have
elapsed since any prior conviction, the person is guilty of a
felony and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 1
year or more than 5 years, or a fine of not less than $500.00 or
more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) A term of imprisonment imposed under subsection (1)(b)(ii)
shall not be suspended.
(3) A person sentenced to perform service to the community
under this section shall not receive compensation and shall
reimburse the state or appropriate local unit of government for the
cost of supervision incurred by the state or local unit of
government as a result of the person's activities in that service
if ordered by the court.
(4) In addition to the sanctions prescribed under subsection
(1) and section 82127(4) and (5), the court may, pursuant to the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69, order
the person to pay the costs of the prosecution. The court shall
also impose sanctions under section 82142.
(5) A person who is convicted of violating section 82127(2) is
guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more
than 93 days, or a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than
$500.00, or both.
(6) As used in this section, "prior conviction" means a
conviction for a violation of section 82127(1), (4), or (5), former
section 15a(1), (4), or (5) of 1968 PA 74, or former section 15a, a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1) or
former section 15a, or a law of another state substantially
corresponding to section 82127(1), (4), or (5) or former section
15a.
Sec. 82129. (1) If a person is convicted of violating section
82127(3), the following apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),
the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of
the following:
(i) Community service for not more than 45 days.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.
(iii) A fine of not more than $300.00.
(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 prior
conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not
less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and either of the
following:
(i) Community service for not less than 10 days or more than 90
days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 1
year.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be
sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.
(c)
If the violation occurs within 10 years of after 2
or more
prior convictions regardless of the number of years that have
elapsed since any prior conviction, the person shall be sentenced
to both a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and
either of the following:
(i) Community service for a period of not less than 10 days or
more than 90 days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
more than 1 year.
(ii) Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be
sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.
(2) In addition to the sanctions prescribed in subsection (1),
the court may, pursuant to the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA
175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69, order the person to pay the costs of the
prosecution. The court shall also impose sanctions under section
82142.
(3) A person sentenced to perform service to the community
under this section shall not receive compensation and shall
reimburse the state or appropriate local unit of government for the
cost of supervision incurred by the state or local unit of
government as a result of the person's activities in that service
as ordered by the court.
(4) As used in this section, "prior conviction" means a
conviction for a violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5),
section 15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of 1968 PA 74, or former section
15a, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section
82127(1) or (3) or former section 15a, or a law of another state
substantially corresponding to section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5)
or former section 15a.
Sec. 82136. (1) A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest
a person if the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that
the person was, at the time of an accident, the operator of a
snowmobile involved in the accident in this state while in
violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5) or a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1) or (3).
(2) A peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a
person was operating a snowmobile and that, by the consumption of
intoxicating
alcoholic liquor, the person may have affected his or
her ability to operate a snowmobile may require the person to
submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis. The following
apply with respect to a preliminary chemical breath analysis:
(a) A peace officer may arrest a person based in whole or in
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part upon the results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis.
(b) The results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis are
admissible in a criminal prosecution for a crime enumerated in
section 82143(1) or in an administrative hearing solely to assist
the court or hearing officer in determining a challenge to the
validity of an arrest. This subdivision does not limit the
introduction of other competent evidence offered to establish the
validity of an arrest.
(c) A person who submits to a preliminary chemical breath
analysis remains subject to the requirements of sections 82143 to
82146 for the purposes of chemical tests described in those
sections.
(d) A person who refuses to submit to a preliminary chemical
breath
analysis upon a lawful request by a peace officer is [guilty
of a misdemeanor. responsible for a state civil
infraction and may be
ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.]
Sec. 82139. (1) The provisions of sections 82137 and 82138
relating to chemical testing do not limit the introduction of any
other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether a
person
was impaired by, or under the influence of, intoxicating
alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or both, or whether the
person
had a blood alcohol content of 0.10 0.08 grams or more per
100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters of urine [or had in his or her body any amount of a
controlled substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7212, or a rule promulgated under that section, or of a controlled substance described in section 7214(a)(iv) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7214].
(2) If a chemical test described in sections 82137 and 82138
is administered, the results of the test shall be made available to
the person charged or the person's attorney upon written request to
the prosecution, with a copy of the request filed with the court.
The prosecution shall furnish the results at least 2 days before
the day of the trial. The results of the test shall be offered as
evidence by the prosecution in that trial. Failure to fully comply
with the request bars the admission of the results into evidence by
the prosecution.
Sec.
82140. (1) Except in a prosecution relating solely to a
violation
of section 82127(1)(b), the amount of alcohol in the
driver's
blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of
the
person's blood, urine, or breath gives rise to the following
presumptions:
(a)
If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content
of
0.07 grams or less per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters
of
breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, it shall be presumed
that
the defendant's ability to operate a snowmobile was not
impaired
due to the consumption of intoxicating liquor and that the
defendant
was not under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(b)
If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content
of
more than 0.07 grams but less than 0.10 grams per 100
milliliters
of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters
of urine, it shall be presumed that the defendant's
ability
to operate a snowmobile was impaired within the provisions
of
section 82127(3) due to the consumption of intoxicating liquor.
(c)
If at the time the defendant had a blood alcohol content
of
0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters
of
breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, it shall be presumed
that
the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(2)
A person's refusal to submit to a
chemical test as
provided in sections 82137 and 82138 is admissible in a criminal
prosecution for a crime described in section 82143(1) only for the
purpose of showing that a test was offered to the defendant, but
not as evidence in determining innocence or guilt of the defendant.
The jury shall be instructed accordingly.
Sec. 82142. (1) Immediately upon acceptance by the court of a
plea of guilty or nolo contendere or upon entry of a verdict of
guilty for a violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5) or a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1) or
(3), whether or not the person is eligible to be sentenced as a
multiple offender, the court shall consider all prior convictions
established under section 82130, except those convictions that,
upon motion by the defendant, are determined by the court to be
constitutionally invalid, and shall impose the following sanctions:
(a) For a conviction under section 82127(4) or (5), the court
shall order, without an expiration date, that the person not
operate a snowmobile.
(b) For a conviction under section 82127(1) or a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1):
(i) If the court finds that the person has no prior convictions
within 7 years for a violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or
(5),
former section 15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74 of the
Public
Acts of 1968 1968 PA 74, or former section 15a or another
snowmobile substance abuse offense or that the person has 1 prior
conviction within 7 years for a violation of section 82127(3),
former
section 15a(3) of Act No. 74 of the Public Acts of 1968 1968
PA 74, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section
82127(3), or a law of another state substantially corresponding to
section 82127(3), the court shall order that the person not operate
a snowmobile for not less than 6 months or more than 2 years and
shall require that the person take and successfully complete the
snowmobile safety education and training program before operating a
snowmobile.
(ii) If the court finds that the person has 1 or more prior
convictions within 7 years for a violation of section 82127(1),
(4),
or (5), former section 15a(1), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74 of
the
Public Acts of 1968 1968 PA
74, or former section 15a, a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1) or former
section 15a, or a law of another state substantially corresponding
to section 82127(1), (4), or (5) or former section 15a, or that the
person
has 2 or more prior convictions within 10 any period of
years for a violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5), former
section
15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74 of the Public Acts
of
1968 1968 PA 74, or former section 15a, or another snowmobile
substance abuse offense, the court shall order, without an
expiration date, that the person not operate a snowmobile.
(c) For a conviction under section 82127(3) or a local
ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(3):
(i) If the court finds that the convicted person has no prior
conviction within 7 years for a violation of section 82127(1), (3),
(4),
or (5), former section 15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74
of
the Public Acts of 1968 1968
PA 74, former section 15a, or
another snowmobile substance abuse offense, the court shall order
that the person not operate a snowmobile for not less than 90 days
or more than 1 year.
(ii) If the court finds that the person has 1 prior conviction
within 7 years for a violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), or
(5),
former section 15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74 of the
Public
Acts of 1968 1968 PA 74, former section 15a, or another
snowmobile substance abuse offense, the court shall order that the
person not operate a snowmobile for not less than 6 months or more
than 2 years.
(iii) If the court finds that the person has 2 or more prior
convictions
within 10 any period of years for a violation of
section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5), former section 15a(1), (3),
(4),
or (5) of Act No. 74 of the Public Acts of 1968 1968 PA 74,
former section 15a, or another snowmobile substance abuse offense,
the court shall order, without an expiration date, the person not
to operate a snowmobile.
(2) As used in this section, "another snowmobile substance
abuse offense" means a local ordinance substantially corresponding
to section 82127(1) or (3) or a law of another state substantially
corresponding to section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5).
Sec. 82143. (1) A person who operates a snowmobile is
considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his or her
blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the amount
of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance, or both, in his
or her blood in all of the following circumstances:
(a) The person is arrested for a violation of section
82127(1), (3), (4), or (5) or a local ordinance substantially
corresponding to section 82127(1) or (3).
(b) The person is arrested for negligent homicide,
manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation of a
snowmobile, and the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe
that
the person was operating the snowmobile while impaired by, or
under
the influence of, intoxicating liquor or a controlled
substance,
or both, or while having a blood alcohol content of 0.10
grams
or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of
breath,
or per 67 milliliters of urine in
violation of section
82127.
(2) A person who is afflicted with hemophilia, diabetes, or a
condition requiring the use of an anticoagulant under the direction
of a physician shall not be considered to have given consent to the
withdrawal of blood.
(3) A chemical test described in subsection (1) shall be
administered as provided in sections 82137 and 82138.
Sec. 82144. (1) If a person refuses the request of a peace
officer to submit to a chemical test offered pursuant to section
82137 or 82138, a test shall not be given without a court order,
but the officer may seek to obtain the court order.
(2) If a person refuses a chemical test offered pursuant to
section 82137 or 82138, or submits to the chemical test and the
test
reveals a blood alcohol content of 0.10 0.08 grams or more per
100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters of urine, the peace officer who requested the person to
submit to the test shall immediately forward a written report to
the secretary of state. The report shall state that the officer had
reasonable grounds to believe that the person had committed a crime
described in section 82143(1), and either that the person has
refused to submit to the test upon the request of the peace officer
and has been advised of the consequences of the refusal or that the
test
revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.10 0.08 grams or more
per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67
milliliters of urine. The form of the report shall be prescribed
and furnished by the secretary of state.
Sec. 82146. (1) If a person who refuses to submit to a
chemical
test pursuant to under section 82144 does not request a
hearing within 14 days of the date of notice pursuant to section
82145, the secretary of state shall issue an order that the person
not
operate a snowmobile for 6 months 1 year or, for a second or
subsequent
refusal within 7 years, for 1 year 2 years.
(2) If a hearing is requested, the secretary of state shall
hold the hearing in the same manner and under the same conditions
as
provided in section 322 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No.
300
of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.322 of the
Michigan
Compiled Laws 1949 PA 300,
MCL 257.322. A person shall not
order a hearing officer to make a particular finding on any issue
enumerated under subdivisions (a) to (d). Not less than 5 days'
notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the person requesting the
hearing, to the peace officer who filed the report under section
82144, and, if the prosecuting attorney requests receipt of the
notice, to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the arrest
was made. The hearing officer may administer oaths, issue subpoenas
for the attendance of necessary witnesses, and grant a reasonable
request for an adjournment. Not more than 1 adjournment shall be
granted to a party, and the length of an adjournment shall not
exceed 14 days. A hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled
to be held within 45 days after the date of arrest and, except for
delay attributable to the unavailability of the defendant, a
witness, or material evidence or to an interlocutory appeal or
exceptional circumstances, but not for delay attributable to docket
congestion, shall be finally adjudicated within 77 days after the
date of arrest. The hearing shall cover only the following issues:
(a) Whether the peace officer had reasonable grounds to
believe that the person had committed a crime described in section
82143(1).
(b) Whether the person was placed under arrest for a crime
described in section 82143(1).
(c) If the person refused to submit to the test upon the
request of the officer, whether the refusal was reasonable.
(d) Whether the person was advised of his or her rights under
section 82137.
(3) The hearing officer shall make a record of proceedings
held
pursuant to under subsection (2). The record shall be prepared
and transcribed in accordance with section 86 of the administrative
procedures
act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969,
being
section 24.286 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1969 PA 306, MCL
24.286. Upon notification of the filing of a petition for judicial
review
pursuant to under section 82150 and not less than 10 days
before the matter is set for review, the hearing officer shall
transmit to the court in which the petition is filed the original
or a certified copy of the official record of the proceedings. The
parties to the proceedings for judicial review may stipulate that
the record be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate
to a shortened record may be taxed by the court in which the
petition is filed for the additional costs. The court may permit
subsequent corrections to the record.
(4) After a hearing, if the person who requested the hearing
does not prevail, the secretary of state shall order that the
person
not operate a snowmobile for 6 months 1 year or, for a
second
or subsequent refusal within 7 years, for 1 year 2 years.
The person may file a petition in the circuit court of the county
in which the arrest was made to review the order as provided in
section 82150. If after the hearing the person who requested the
hearing prevails, the peace officer who filed the report under
section 82144 may, with the consent of the prosecuting attorney,
file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the
arrest was made to review the determination of the hearing officer
as provided in section 82150.
Sec. 82148. (1) Upon receipt of the appropriate records of
conviction, the secretary of state shall issue an order with no
expiration date that the person not operate a snowmobile to a
person having any of the following convictions, whether under a law
of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a
law of this state, or a law of another state substantially
corresponding to a law of this state:
(a) Two convictions of a felony involving the use of a
snowmobile within 7 years.
(b) Any combination of 2 convictions within 7 years for a
violation of section 82127(1), section 15a(1) of former 1968 PA 74,
or section 15a of former 1968 PA 74, as added by 1980 PA 402.
(c) One conviction under section 82127(4) or (5) or section
15a(4) or (5) of former 1968 PA 74.
(d)
Any combination of 3 convictions within 10 any term of
years for a violation of section 82127(1) or (3), section 15a(1) or
(3) of former 1968 PA 74, or section 15a of former 1968 PA 74, as
added by 1980 PA 402.
(2) The department shall seek to enter agreements with the
appropriate agencies of other states, Canada, and provinces and
territories of Canada for the sharing of records of convictions
described in subsection (1).
(3) The secretary of state shall issue an order with no
expiration date that a person not operate a snowmobile
notwithstanding a court order issued under section 82142, or a
local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82142. The
secretary of state shall not terminate an indefinite order issued
under this part until both of the following occur:
(a) The later of the following:
(i) The expiration of not less than 1 year after the order was
issued.
(ii) The expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of
a subsequent issuance of an indefinite order occurring within 7
years after the date of a prior order.
(b) The person meets the requirements of the department of
state.
(4) Multiple convictions or probate court dispositions
resulting from the same incident shall be treated as a single
violation for purposes of issuance of an order under this section.
(5) A person who is aggrieved by the issuance of an order by
the secretary of state under this section may request a hearing
with the secretary of state. The hearing shall be requested within
14 days after issuance of an order under this section by the
secretary of state. If a hearing is requested, the secretary of
state shall hold the hearing in the same manner and under the same
conditions as provided in section 322 of the Michigan vehicle code,
1949 PA 300, MCL 257.322.
(6) The hearing officer shall make a record of proceedings
held pursuant to subsection (5). The record shall be prepared and
transcribed in accordance with section 86 of the administrative
procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.286. Upon notification
of the filing of a petition for judicial review pursuant to section
82150 and not less than 10 days before the matter is set for
review, the hearing officer shall transmit to the court in which
the petition is filed the original or a certified copy of the
official record of the proceedings. The parties to the proceedings
for judicial review may stipulate that the record be shortened. A
party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to a shortened record may
be taxed by the court in which the petition is filed for the
additional costs. The court may permit subsequent corrections to
the record.
(7) Judicial review of an administrative sanction under this
section is governed by the law in effect at the time the offense
was committed or attempted.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2008.