2007 Senate Bill 638 (Repeal driver responsibility fees )

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Introduced by Sen. John Gleason (D) on July 17, 2007, to repeal the “driver responsibility fees” or “bad driver fees” tacked on to various traffic violations and paid to the state, which were imposed as a revenue-raising measure in 2003. Reportedly only around 42 percent of the fees are actually collected, and they have imposed hardships on those unable to pay traffic offense fines as high as $2,000 over two years.
- Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on July 17, 2007.

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1) Re: Great Law [by shanesmith422 on August 5, 2009]

you obviously have no clue what our constitutional rights are, and are too close minded to fully understand what this law does to people. you shouldn't probably be driving due to the fact that you are fricken retarded. It is because of retarded ignorant people like you that elected stupid people like granholm or vote for stupid bills and laws that strip us of our basic american rights.. and you should be thrown off the top of the Mackinac Bridge.

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2) Re: Drivers Responsibility Fees [by HearYeHearYe on July 17, 2009]

I really feel for you and if someone sends me the petition to sign i will hole heartedly! This law is unlawful ,unfair and is exactly like double jepardy. Paying twice or even three times for the same offense. How could something as rediculous as this bill get passed? I mean this is really a desperate act by michigan and I am really dissapointed in how bad things are getting this I feel is just the tip of the ice burge in the things they will do and succeed at doing if we continue to hand over our money , means to make it and our subordanants to these insane scams , and attacks on the poor working man tredding water. It will be a bright new day when this law is abbolished and there is some sort of an appology. I think we should demand a law that all new laws shall go to a ballet for the masses to vote on and none shall pass without our vote. It has already been said that our law makers don't work for us anymore. we are all on the sidelines. Soon they will pass a bill to back tax smokers for air pollution 5000.00 bucks and if they don't pay we'll garnish your wages or jail. think that sounds insane if you had points when the responsability law went into affect even if they were 1 1/2 years old you all of a sudden owed the goverment money. Somebody has to do something for our children to be safe from these people.

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3) Re: move [by CREVIS on June 26, 2009]

You are full of BuffaloCum!....................if the Florida license is legit in Florida, then Michigan MUST accept it as a valid license to drive!

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