2017 House Bill 4897

Authorize vehicle registration tax checkoff for rape evidence analysis backlog

Introduced in the House

Sept. 6, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D-16)

To authorize a vehicle registration tax check off for individuals who want to pay extra and have the money go into a separate state account to pay for catching up on a backlog of rape evidence kit analyses, primarily caused by the failure of the Detroit police department to perform this duty, as revealed by the discovery of more than 11,000 unprocessed samples in 2009. The bill does not limit the amount an individual could contribute in this way.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure