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MI HB5839

Bill

Status

Passed

12/27/2012

Primary Sponsor

Marty Knollenberg

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends section 87c of the Property Tax Act to eliminate unpaid sums owed to county treasurers for services as agent in delinquent tax administration that accrued before the effective date of this amendment.

  • Establishes that county treasurers can collect administrative fees from delinquent tax revolving funds at rates of either 1/27 of monthly interest (for rates exceeding 1% per month) or 3/64 of monthly interest (for rates of 1% per month or less).

  • Caps total administrative compensation at 5% of the county treasurer's annual office budget for any year in which the county borrows for delinquent tax revolving fund purposes.

  • Authorizes counties to issue revolving fund notes to establish delinquent tax funds, with principal not exceeding pledged delinquent taxes, interest rates capped at 14.5% per annum, and maturity dates not exceeding 6 years.

  • Exempts delinquent tax revolving fund notes from the Revised Municipal Finance Act and grants counties full faith and credit backing, with authority to impose unlimited ad valorem taxation if pledged tax revenues prove insufficient.

Legislative Description

Property tax; delinquent taxes; county treasurer's collection of a commission on delinquent property taxes; eliminate. Amends sec. 87c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.87c).

Property tax, delinquent taxes

Last Action

Assigned Pa 431'12 With Immediate Effect

12/27/2012

Committee Referrals

Local Government And Elections11/29/2012
Local, Intergovernmental, And Regional Affairs8/15/2012

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