A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 13 of chapter II, sections 1k and 5 of chapter IX, and sections 1, 3, 3c, and 3e of chapter XI (MCL 762.13, 769.1k, 769.5, 771.1, 771.3, 771.3c, and 771.3e), section 13 of chapter II and sections 1 and 3c of chapter XI as amended by 2019 PA 165, section 1k of chapter IX as amended by 2024 PA 38, section 5 of chapter IX as amended by 2020 PA 395, section 3 of chapter XI as amended by 2020 PA 397, and section 3e of chapter XI as added by 2012 PA 610.
Senate Bills 1089, 1090 and 1091 establish a standardized process for Michigan courts to assess indigency and prohibits the imposition of most court costs and fees on indigent individuals, thereby enhancing access to justice for low-income defendants.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
