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2007 House Bill 4143 (Revise marine offense penalties ) (Senate Roll Call 77)
Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on May 2, 2007, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 38 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 77 at Senate Journal 40)
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1) Does anyone know [by Anonymous Citizen on June 28, 2007]if not having a boating safety certificate is still a misdemeanor under this law? If it is, what are my chances of having this ticket reduced to a civil infraction? The very first time I rode a jet ski I got a ticket for not having the boating safety certificate. The jet ski wasn’t even mine. I’ll give them the money, I just don’t want to have a misdemeanor in my record. Does anybody else think that a misdemeanor is too harsh of a punishment for the first time?
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make certain infractions civil, other than to lower the standards for evidence, increase the fines that can be collected, and make judgements from the bench based on 'the proponderance of the evidence' as opposed to 'guilt beyond a reasonable doubt'.
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is jack up penalties and fines. The state has become an insatiable money sucking machine. Watch this kind of stuff kill what's left of the boating industry. The canadians did this sort of thing and marinas are dying all over. Add the high cost of fuel and this will be another part of the michganistan economy that has slipped down the old crapper.
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