The State’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget includes a significant reduction in CPE Program funding. Commission staff is assessing 2027 program costs and will provide an update once agency allocations are determined. CPE disbursements are anticipated in December 2026.
In 2007, Michigan participated in a national speed measurement workshop in Chicago, Illinois, hosted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At the workshop, excessive speed was identified as a continuous problem for law enforcement across the nation. Speeding increases the number and severity of traffic crashes and is the single most common hazardous action in fatal crashes. NHTSA continues to work with states to establish comprehensive and effective speed measurement programs across the country.
As part of this national shift to a more formalized system for maintaining the integrity of speed measurement enforcement, and to support the strategic initiatives of NHTSA, Michigan's Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) created a partnership with the Commission to establish formal standards for speed measurement operators and instructors in Michigan.
As this project progressed, the Commission worked in conjunction with the Prosecuting Attorney's Association of Michigan (PAAM), the Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI), the Michigan State Police Traffic Services Division, and the Michigan Association of District Court Magistrates to develop and implement official speed measurement standards.
In People v. Ferency, 133 Mich App 526 (1984), the judges articulated guidelines for "moving" radar readings when offered as evidence at a hearing or in court. The Ferency decision addressed the due process rights of defendants in speeding cases involving speed measurement devices. The Commission used this ruling, and the original recommendations of the OHSP Speed Measurement Task Force, as a foundation for its research.
