Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11111
Short title.
This act may be cited as the "trial court funding act of 2024".
Michigan Compiled Laws — TRIAL COURT FUNDING ACT OF 2024 (Act 47 of 2024)
Michigan · statute · 47 of 2024, Mich. Comp. Laws · 9 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11112
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Court revenue" means all funds collected by trial courts except those paid in restitution to an identified victim of crime. (b) "Department" means the department of treasury. (c) "Funding unit" means either of the following: (i) A local unit of government that funds a trial court. (ii) If a tr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11113
State court administrative office; analysis and determination of revenue lost, operational costs, and maintenance of effort expenditures; state and local input requirement.
(1) Not later than May 1, 2026, the state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall analyze and determine all of the following: (a) The revenue potential lost by each trial court from the elimination of the cost under section 1k(1)(b)(iii) of chapter IX of the code of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11114
Proposed schedule of appropriations; uniform standards on ability to pay; proposed standards for reimbursable costs.
(1) The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall develop a proposed schedule for each trial court of the appropriate portion of the court's operational costs that may be attributed to an individual's case under current law. The assessment of operational costs to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11115
Statewide uniform collections system; requirements; pilot program.
(1) The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall work with the department to develop and propose a statewide uniform collections system for court debt. (2) The proposed system under subsection (1) may build on the existing system of court collections, and the pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11116
Statewide system for distribution of court revenues.
The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall work with the department to develop and propose a statewide system to distribute court revenue to each funding unit by determining the difference between the operational cost and maintenance of effort for each court.…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11117
Proposal for funding court facilities' capital improvement costs; requirements.
The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall work with the department to develop proposals for funding court facilities' capital improvement costs. The proposals under this section must consider all other recommended legislative proposals under this act and addr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11118
Legislative proposals to effectively implement the act.
The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall develop legislative proposals to effectuate sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this act. The legislative proposals must include a recommendation on how to provide trial courts with the funds to cover operational costs calcula…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11119
Report.
Not later than May 1, 2026, the state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall prepare a report on the costs analysis under section 3 and the legislative changes proposed under section 8. The report must include the median cost of judicial benefits provided by all tri…