MI HB6417

Amends the Home Rule City Act to modify administrative hearings bureau procedures for adjudicating blight violations in cities with populations of 7,500 or more (or 3,300+ in counties with 1,500,000+ population).

Requires hearing officers to be attorneys licensed in Michigan for at least 5 years and mandates completion of a formal training program covering procedural rules, ordinance orientation, evidence rulings, and impartiality standards.

Adds a $10.00 justice system assessment to each blight violation determination, with collected funds transmitted to the state treasury's justice system fund.

Establishes new criminal penalties for failure to correct violations within 30 days of final decision: second violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment and/or $500 fine; third or subsequent violations carry up to 1 year imprisonment and $500 fine.

Exempts government-sponsored enterprises, financial institutions, mortgage servicers, credit unions, and properties with principal residence exemptions from criminal penalties for unpaid fines or uncorrected violations.