Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.729 (2026)

Fine and costs.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.729 Fine and costs.

Sec. 729.

In addition to a fine assessed for the charge or civil infraction when found guilty or determined responsible, the magistrate may also add to any fine and costs levied additional costs incurred in compelling the appearance of the person, which additional costs shall be returned to the general fund of the unit of government incurring the costs.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 129, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1978–1978 · leading case: United States v. Kenneth Eugene Evans, 574 F.2d 352 (6th Cir. 1978).

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United States v. Kenneth Eugene Evans, 574 F.2d 352 (6th Cir. 1978). “Under Mich.Comp. Laws § 257.729, a violation of the duty to appear as required by the citation subjects the violator to certain penalties not unlike those which might attach for contempt of court, i.”

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