Judiciary

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

PowerPoint Briefing

Line Item Summary

Recent Budget Bill Summaries

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.