Section 600.8729 – Payment of Fine, Costs, Assessment, Damages, or Expenses; Default as Civil Contempt.
600.8729 Payment of fine, costs, assessment, damages, or expenses; default as civil contempt. Sec. 8729. (1) If a defendant defaults in the payment of a civil fine, costs, assessment, or, if applicable, damages or expenses as provided in section 8733(2) if applicable, or any installment, as ordered pursuant to section 8727, the court, upon the […]
Section 600.8731 – Violation Involving Land, Building, or Other Structure; Nonpayment of Civil Fine, Costs, or Installment; Lien.
600.8731 Violation involving land, building, or other structure; nonpayment of civil fine, costs, or installment; lien. Sec. 8731. (1) If a defendant does not pay a civil fine, costs, or assessment or an installment ordered under section 8727 within 30 days after the date on which payment is due under section 8727 in a municipal […]
Section 600.8701 – Definitions.
600.8701 Definitions. Sec. 8701. As used in this chapter: (a) “Authorized local official” means a police officer or other personnel of a county, city, village, township, or regional parks and recreation commission created under section 2 of 1965 PA 261, MCL 46.352, legally authorized to issue municipal civil infraction citations. (b) “Citation” means a written […]
Section 600.8703 – Municipal Civil Infraction; Commencement; Political Subdivision as Plaintiff; Exception Under MCL 324.80146; Jurisdiction of Courts; Time and Place of Appearance.
600.8703 Municipal civil infraction; commencement; political subdivision as plaintiff; exception under MCL 324.80146; jurisdiction of courts; time and place of appearance. Sec. 8703. (1) A municipal civil infraction action is commenced upon the issuance of a citation as provided in section 8707. The plaintiff in a municipal civil infraction action is the political subdivision whose […]
Section 600.8705 – Citation; Numbering; Form; Contents; Modification; Treatment as Under Oath.
600.8705 Citation; numbering; form; contents; modification; treatment as under oath. Sec. 8705. (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 authorized official and shall be filed […]
Section 600.8707 – Citation; Preparation; Issuance; Service; Municipal Ordinance Violation Notice.
600.8707 Citation; preparation; issuance; service; municipal ordinance violation notice. Sec. 8707. (1) An authorized local official who witnesses a person violate an ordinance a violation of which is a municipal civil infraction shall prepare and subscribe, as soon as possible and as completely as possible, an original and 3 copies of a citation, except as […]
Section 600.8709 – Citation; Contents; Trailway Municipal Civil Infraction.
600.8709 Citation; contents; trailway municipal civil infraction. Sec. 8709. (1) A citation issued pursuant to section 8707 shall contain the name of the plaintiff, the name and address of the defendant, the municipal civil infraction alleged, the place where the defendant shall appear in court, the telephone number of the court, the time at or […]
Section 600.8711 – Citation; Admission; Denial of Responsibility; Filing of Sworn Complaint; Failure to Appear; Warrant for Arrest.
600.8711 Citation; admission; denial of responsibility; filing of sworn complaint; failure to appear; warrant for arrest. Sec. 8711. If an authorized local official issues a citation under section 8707, 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 […]
Section 600.8713 – Materially False Statement; Penalty.
600.8713 Materially false statement; penalty. Sec. 8713. An authorized local official who, knowing the statement is false, makes a materially false statement in a citation issued under section 8707 is guilty of perjury, a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, and in addition is in contempt of court. History: Add. 1994, […]
Section 600.8715 – Citation; Appearance; Response to Allegations; Acceptance of Admission; Sanctions; Admission of Responsibility With Explanation; Effect; Denial of Responsibility; Hearing.
600.8715 Citation; appearance; response to allegations; acceptance of admission; sanctions; admission of responsibility with explanation; effect; denial of responsibility; hearing. Sec. 8715. (1) A person to whom a citation is issued under section 8707 shall appear by or at the time specified in the citation and, except as otherwise provided by section 8709(5), may respond […]