Bill Text: MI SB0519 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil procedure; other; fines, costs, and other indebtedness to courts; require SCAO to establish a database, and require civil litigants to check database before paying or collecting on a judgment. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 1477. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0534'13
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-29 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0519 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB0519-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 519
September 19, 2013, Introduced by Senators PROOS, ROBERTSON, JONES, BRANDENBURG and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 1477.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1477. (1) The state court administrative office shall
prepare a list of the names and other identifying information of
individuals who have a current liability to a court in this state
for any fines, costs, assessments, fees, victim payments, or other
payments. The state court administrative office shall update the
list prepared under this subsection at least once a month.
(2) The state court administrative office shall make available
to the clerk of each trial court in this state and to the bureau of
state lottery in a secure electronic form the list prepared under
subsection (1).
(3) The department of treasury shall make available to the
clerk of each trial court in this state in a secure electronic form
a list of the names of individuals known to the department to have
an arrearage in support.
(4) If an individual who is a party to a civil action in a
court in this state receives a monetary judgment in the action,
before the individual accepts any money under the judgment or
before an attorney representing the individual disburses any money
under the judgment to the individual, the individual or attorney
shall ascertain from the clerk of the court whether the
individual's name or other identifying information is on 1 or both
of the lists provided under subsections (2) and (3).
(5) If an individual or attorney determines under subsection
(4) that the individual's name or other identifying information is
on 1 or both of the lists provided under subsections (2) and (3),
before accepting or disbursing money received under the judgment,
the individual or attorney shall first pay the liability to a court
described under subsection (1) or the support arrearage, or, if
applicable, both.
(6) As used in this section, "support" means that term as
defined in section 2a of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294,
MCL 552.502a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. ____ (request no.
03376'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.
