Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.83 (2026)

Contempts; misdemeanor; penalty.

✓ current as of July 2026

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

4.83 Contempts; misdemeanor; penalty.

Sec. 3.

Every person who shall be guilty of any contempt specified in the preceding section shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, not exceeding 5 years, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding 1 year, or by fine, not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the court.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 2 ;-- CL 1857, 19 ;-- CL 1871, 22 ;-- How. 39 ;-- CL 1897, 36 ;-- CL 1915, 49 ;-- CL 1929, 16 ;-- CL 1948, 4.83

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: Alper Vs. Dist. Ct. (plise), 2015 NV 43 (Nev. 2015).

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Alper Vs. Dist. Ct. (plise), 2015 NV 43 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 2× “§ 710-1077(2) (2014); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann § 4.83 (West 2013). On the other hand, there is little information in other jurisdictions regarding the statute of limitations for civil contempt.”

Alper Vs. Dist. Ct. (plise), 2015 NV 43 (Nev. 2015). “§ 710-1077 (2) (2014); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 4.83 (West 2013).”

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