[Ord. No. 101, § 2, 2-19-1996]
A significant number of traffic arrests and accidents in the township involve drivers operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of both. Furthermore, the township finds that there is a greater likelihood of personal injury or property damage in accidents involving a driver operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance, or a combination of both. As a result, the township finds that a greater operational and financial burden has been placed on the township's police department, firefighting, and rescue services by persons who are operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a controlled substance, or a combination of both, and that it is necessary to recover these increased emergency response costs.
[Ord. No. 101, § 3, 2-19-1996]
(a) 
Interpretation. The terms and provisions of this article shall be interpreted and applied as minimum standards and requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare, for persons and property within the township.
(b) 
Interference with other ordinances. This article shall not interfere with, abrogate, annul or repeal any other valid law, ordinance, rule or regulation previously in effect, including any other valid cost recovery ordinance. Moreover, in instances where this article specifically imposes a greater restriction or higher standard than other ordinances, the provisions of this article shall govern.
(c) 
Conflict with state law. This article is not intended to conflict with and/or preempt application of the statutes of the state and the laws of the United States against operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance, or a combination of both.
(d) 
Prosecution of other ordinances. This article is not intended to govern prosecution of township ordinances against operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of both.
[Ord. No. 101, § 4, 2-19-1996]
This article is adopted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 246 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1945 (MCL 41.181 et seq.), as amended, and Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1947 (MCL 42.1 et seq.), as amended.
[Ord. No. 101, § 5, 2-19-1996]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
COST OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
All direct and reasonable costs related to an emergency response incurred by the township or by private individuals or a corporation operating at the request of the direction of the township. These costs shall include but are not limited to the costs of the police, firefighting, emergency medical and rescue services; the salaries, wages, fringe benefits of any personnel responding to the incident; the salaries, wages and fringe benefits of any personnel engaged in investigating the incident and all costs of any related reports; all costs connected with the supervision of personnel responding to or investigating any incident; all costs linked with the administration of processing the chemical tests of blood, breath or urine of a driver; and all costs related to any prosecution of the person causing the incident.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Providing, sending or utilizing police, firefighting, or emergency medical service by the township, or by a private individual or corporation operating at the request or direction of the township, in connection with any incident involving a driver of a motor vehicle operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance. These incidents shall include but not be limited to any accident involving a motor vehicle where one or more of the drivers was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance, or combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled substance; any traffic stop and arrest by a police officer where the driver was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance, or a combination of both.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except devices which are moved exclusively by human power or which are used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks and except for a mobile home as defined in section 2 of Act No. 419 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1976 (MCL 125.1102), as amended, including but not limited to any snowmobile, off-road vehicle, or vessel.
[Ord. No. 101, § 6, 2-19-1996]
(a) 
Liability. Any person is liable for the costs of an emergency response if that person, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance, proximately causes any incident resulting in an emergency response.
(b) 
Presumptions. For the purpose of this article, a person is under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, or the combination of an intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance, when his physical or mental abilities are impaired to a degree that he no longer has the ability to operate a motor vehicle with the characteristics of a sober person of ordinary prudence. Further, it shall be presumed that a person was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor if a chemical analysis of his blood, urine or breath indicates that the amount of alcohol in his blood was in excess of 0.07%.
(c) 
Charges against a person. The costs of an emergency response shall be a charge against the person liable for the costs of an emergency response. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the township for incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied.
(d) 
Certification of expenses. Township personnel and departments involved in an emergency response shall keep an itemized record of recoverable expenses resulting from an emergency response. Promptly after completion of an emergency response, the township departments shall certify those expenses to the chief of police, or the chief's agent.
(e) 
Billing. The chief of police or the chief's agent may, within 30 days of receiving a complete list of itemized costs of an emergency response, submit a bill for these costs by first class mail, certified mail or personal service to the person liable for the costs. This bill shall require full payment in 30 days from the date of service.
(f) 
Failure to pay; procedure to recover costs. Any failure by the person described in this article as liable for the costs of an emergency response, to pay the bill within 30 days of service shall be considered in default. In case of default, the township may commence a civil suit to recover the costs plus any additional costs or expenses allowed by law.