Section 600.8829 – Default in Payment of Fines, Costs, Assessment, or Installment.
600.8829 Default in payment of fines, costs, assessment, or installment. Sec. 8829. (1) If a defendant defaults in the payment of a civil fine, costs, or assessment or of any installment, as ordered pursuant to section 8827, the court, upon the motion of the plaintiff or upon its own motion, may require the defendant to […]
Section 600.8831 – Fines Ordered Under MCL 600.8827; Application to Libraries.
600.8831 Fines ordered under MCL 600.8827; application to libraries. Sec. 8831. (1) A civil fine which is ordered under section 8827 for a violation of state statute shall be exclusively applied to the support of public libraries and county law libraries in the same manner as is provided by law for penal fines assessed and […]
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: […]
Section 600.8803 – State Civil Infraction; Commencement of Action; State as Plaintiff; Jurisdiction; Time; Place; Venue; Rights of Minor.
600.8803 State civil infraction; commencement of action; state as plaintiff; jurisdiction; time; place; venue; rights of minor. Sec. 8803. (1) A state civil infraction action is commenced upon the issuance of a citation as provided in section 8807. The plaintiff in a state civil infraction action is the state. (2) The district court and any […]
Section 600.8805 – Citation; Numbering; Parts; Modification; Complaint Treated as Under Oath.
600.8805 Citation; numbering; parts; modification; complaint treated as under oath. Sec. 8805. (1) Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as approved by the state court administrator, and consist of the following parts: (a) The original, which is a complaint and notice to appear by the law enforcement officer and shall be […]
Section 600.8807 – Issuance of Citation by Law Enforcement Officer.
600.8807 Issuance of citation by law enforcement officer. Sec. 8807. (1) A law enforcement officer who witnesses a person violating state law, the violation of which is a state civil infraction, may stop the person, detain the person temporarily for the purpose of issuing a citation, and prepare and subscribe, as soon as possible and […]
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 […]