What Are the Financial Implications for City of East Lansing of New MIP Civil Infraction Law? // Eliot Singer
As many of you know, starting January 1, first minor-in-possession offenses will be treated as civil infractions not misdemeanors.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/01/07/new-laws-underage-drinking/1008889001/
http://news.jrn.msu.edu/2017/09/east-lansing-to-reduce-mip-penalties-fines-in-2018/
I simply want to raise the question of financial implications.
Fines for MIPs were $500. They will now be $100.
In FY 2013 budget, District Court Fines (parking fines are a separate budget item) were expected to be $2,000,000, in FY 2018 budget, $1,375,000. One factor is probably that community policing has already reduced the number of MIPs, as well as … Read more →
