Michigan § 257.819a - Traffic law enforcement and safety fund; creation; investment, disposition, transfer, and expenditure of money.
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§ 257.819a. Traffic law enforcement and safety fund; creation; investment, disposition, transfer, and expenditure of money.
(1) The traffic law enforcement and safety fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The director of the department of state police may transfer any amount in the fund to the trooper recruit school fund created under section 819b.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the department of state police shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) To enhance enforcement of traffic laws.
(b) To enhance the ability to provide safety on the streets and highways of this state.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 257.819a ("Traffic law enforcement and safety fund; creation; investment, disposition, transfer, and expenditure of money.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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