Courts: funding; trial court funding; provide for. Amends secs. 880d, 8727 & 8827 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.880d et seq.); adds secs. 1495, 1496 & 1497 & repeals secs. 8729 & 8829 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8729 & 600.8829). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1090'26

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This bill changes how courts determine if someone can afford to pay court fees, fines, and costs in Michigan. It creates a new process for assessing indigency, which includes looking at public assistance enrollment, income levels, and individual financial hardship. If a person is found to be indigent, the court cannot impose certain costs, fees, and reimbursements, and may waive previously imposed ones.

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D · PrimeStephanie Chang
D · CoMary Cavanagh
R · CoJohn Damoose
D · CoSue Shink

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