Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728e (2026)

Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.728e Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.

Sec. 728e.

When under section 728 an officer issues a citation for a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a magistrate may accept a plea of guilty or not guilty upon the citation, without the necessity of a sworn complaint but the officer shall sign the complaint before the magistrate makes a docket return on the complaint. If the offender pleads not guilty, further proceedings may not be had until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate. A warrant for arrest shall not issue for an offense under this act until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate.

History: Add. 1967, Act 211, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: City of Plymouth v. McIntosh, 804 N.W.2d 859 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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City of Plymouth v. McIntosh, 804 N.W.2d 859 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “The same is true as to defendant’s reliance on MCL 257.728e. This provision requires that a sworn complaint must be filed prior to further proceedings after a plea of not guilty.”

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