MI SB0729

Courts may order convicted persons to reimburse the state or local government for emergency response and prosecution expenses related to specified criminal offenses, including DUI, impaired driving, negligent homicide, and manslaughter.

Reimbursable expenses include salaries and overtime of law enforcement, fire department, and emergency medical personnel; prosecution personnel wages; medical supply costs; and extradition costs including transportation and personnel time.

Courts may require reimbursement to be paid immediately or within a specified period in installments, with amounts collected by the court clerk and distributed to the appropriate government entities.

Reimbursement obligations become conditions of probation or parole, and non-compliance can result in revocation if the court determines the person has resources to pay and has not made good faith payment efforts.

Bill takes effect 90 days after enactment; persons cannot be imprisoned solely for failure to pay reimbursement unless court determines they have resources to pay and willfully refused; local governments cannot be reimbursed twice for the same expense.