Not Only Seize You Car But Bill You For Being Busted
[QUOTE=Avery616;2446916]Do they always sieze your car in Michigan? This is real scary to me![/QUOTE]Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are authorized to seize any vehicle or other personal property used for the purposes of soliciting or committing any acts prohibited by this section pursuant to the Public Nuisance Act, MCLA 600.3801 et seq. , as amended. The Department of Public Safety is authorized at its discretion to release any vehicle which has been seized to the owner upon payment of a sum to be determined by the Chief of Public Safety. Further, the Office of the City Attorney is authorized to maintain an action to abate a nuisance and to have the vehicle or property forfeited under the Public Nuisance Act, MCLA 600.3801 et seq. , as amended, and to name a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer as the plaintiff pursuant to MCLA 600.3805, as amended.
Cost recovery for violation of this section.
(1).
Any person in violation of any subsection of 22-36 shall be liable to the City of Kalamazoo for the costs of the police response involved in the investigation of the incident leading up to the arrest or charging of the defendant, including, but not limited to: The salaries or wages, including overtime pay, of public safety or other City personnel for time spent responding to the incident, including arresting the individual or preparing charges, processing the individual after an arrest, preparing reports on the incident and investigating the incident and incarceration costs and medical costs of the inmate.
(2).
All expenses of a police response shall be a charge against the person liable for expenses under this section. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the City in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, express or implied; except that liability for the expenses provided for in this section shall not be insurable, and no insurance policy shall provide or pay for any of the expenses. This section shall be construed to be a responsibility and liability of a civil nature on the part of the person and shall not be construed to conflict, contravene or enlarge or reduce any criminal liability or responsibility, and shall not be a substitute for any criminal liability, including fines or costs imposed by a judge for a violation of 22-36.
(3).
The City Commission may adopt by resolution a schedule of the costs included within the expenses of a police response pursuant to this section.
After receiving itemized costs incurred for a police response, the Public Safety Department shall submit a bill for those costs by first-class mail or personal service to the person liable for these expenses under this section. Said bill shall require full payment within 30 days from the date of service.
(5).
If the individual described in this section fails to pay the bill within 30 days of service, then the City Attorney may commence a civil action to recover the expenses of the police response and any costs of the litigation allowed by law.