Judiciary

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Questions on the following documents should be directed to Robin Risko, Fiscal Analyst for the Judiciary budget.

PowerPoint Briefing

Line Item Summary

Recent Budget Bill Summaries

Fiscal Year 2013-14

Decision Document - Part 1 Appropriations

Decision Document - Part 2 Boilerplate

Fiscal Year 2012-13

Summary: As Passed House Subcommittee [34K], March 27, 2012. Prepared by Erik Jonasson, Fiscal Analyst.

House Bill 5375: As Passed House Subcommittee [43K], March 27, 2012.

Publications

Drug Treatment Courts and Swift and Sure Sanctions Programs [112K] September 18, 2012. Prepared by Erik Jonasson. This memorandum summarizes the current state of drug treatment courts and drug treatment court funding in Michigan, as well as a brief summary of Swift and Sure Sanction programs. This includes descriptions of the courts, current funding practives, and estimates of the short and long term savings related to a successfully run drug treatment court.

Fiscal Forum: Indigent Defense Review [227K], prepared by Erik Jonasson, Fiscal Analyst, July 31, 2012. This Fiscal Forum discusses Indigent Defense Review.

Civil Filing Fee fund [92K], January 11, 2012. Prepared by Erik Jonasson, Fiscal Analyst. This memo discusses the Civil Filing Fee Fund that was created by Public Act 138 of 2003 (MCL 600.171).

Justice System Fund Overview [109K], January 11, 2012. Prepared by Erik Jonasson, Fiscal Analyst. This memo discusses the Justice System Fund (JSF) that was created by Public Act 97 of 2003 (MCL 600.181) to simplfy the assessment, collection, and distribution of monetary obligations imposed in criminal cases.

Traffic Citation Revenue [271K], January 11, 2012. Prepared by Erik Jonasson, Fiscal Analyst. This memo outlines the distribution of funds from traffic citations in Michigan.