Section 600.8808 – Citation Issued to Nonresident of State; Leaving Deposit With Officer or Court; Failure to Appear; Default Judgment.
600.8808 Citation issued to nonresident of state; leaving deposit with officer or court; failure to appear; default judgment. Sec. 8808. (1) When a person who is not a resident of this state is issued a citation for a civil infraction under section 8807, the person may recognize to the law enforcement officer or to the […]
Section 600.8809 – Citation; Contents.
600.8809 Citation; contents. Sec. 8809. (1) A citation issued pursuant to section 8807 shall name the state as the plaintiff and shall contain the name and address of the defendant, the state civil infraction alleged, the place where the defendant shall appear in court, the telephone number of the court, the time at or by […]
Section 600.8811 – Civil Infraction; Citation; Necessity of Sworn Complaint.
600.8811 Civil infraction; citation; necessity of sworn complaint. Sec. 8811. If a law enforcement officer issues a citation under section 8807, the court may accept an admission with explanation or an admission or denial of responsibility upon the citation without the necessity of a sworn complaint. If the defendant denies responsibility for the state civil […]
Section 600.8813 – Citation; Materially False Statement Knowingly Made by Officer; Felony; Penalty.
600.8813 Citation; materially false statement knowingly made by officer; felony; penalty. Sec. 8813. A law enforcement officer who, knowing the statement is false, makes a materially false statement in a citation issued under section 8807 is guilty of perjury, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, and in addition is in […]
Section 600.8815 – Citation; Response to Allegations.
600.8815 Citation; response to allegations. Sec. 8815. (1) A person to whom a citation is issued under section 8807 shall appear by or at the time specified in the citation and may respond to the allegations in the citation as provided in this section. (2) If the defendant wishes to admit responsibility for the state […]
Section 600.8819 – Informal Hearing.
600.8819 Informal hearing. Sec. 8819. (1) An informal hearing shall be conducted by a district court magistrate, if authorized by the judge or judges of the district court district, or by a judge of the district court or a municipal court. A district court magistrate may administer oaths, examine witnesses, and make findings of fact […]
Section 600.8801 – Applicability of Chapter; Definitions.
600.8801 Applicability of chapter; definitions. Sec. 8801. (1) This chapter applies only to a state civil infraction action involving a violation of state law that is designated as a state civil infraction. (2) This chapter does not apply to a civil infraction action involving a traffic or parking violation. (3) As used in this chapter: […]