MI HB5432

Court may order convicted persons to reimburse the state or local government for expenses related to emergency response and prosecution for certain offenses including impaired driving, operating aircraft/vessels/snowmobiles while impaired, and violations of personal protection orders.

Reimbursable expenses include salaries and overtime of law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, and prosecution personnel; medical supplies; and extradition costs.

Multiple units of government may each seek reimbursement for their own expenses from the same convicted person.

Reimbursement becomes a condition of probation or parole and can be enforced as a civil judgment, though imprisonment for non-payment is prohibited unless the person has resources to pay and made no good faith effort.

Act takes effect January 1, 2013, and is contingent upon enactment of House Bill No. 5431.