2008 House Bill 5884

Phase out “driver responsibility fees”

Introduced in the House

March 12, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R-1)

To phase out over a five year period the “driver responsibility fees” (“bad driver fees”) that are assessed for various violations. Reportedly these very expensive fees (which were <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-509">adopted in 2003</a>to raise revenue so as avoid spending cuts in that year’s and subsequent state government budgets) have caused many people to lose their drivers licenses and become unemployable.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation