REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.3820 Contempt; punishment; procedure; bail.
Sec. 3820.
(1) If an order or injunction granted under this chapter is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending is subject to punishment of a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(2) A violation of an order or injunction granted under this chapter shall be charged by a motion supported by affidavit, and the court, if satisfied that the motion and affidavit are sufficient, shall immediately issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the offender and to bring him or her before the court to answer for the misconduct. The court may, in its discretion, permit the person arrested to give bail and fix the amount of bail pending hearing of the motion.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 387, Eff. Mar. 18, 2015
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases, 1969–2001 · leading case:
People v. Goodman, 169 N.W.2d 120 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969).
People v. Goodman, 169 N.W.2d 120 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969).
· cites it 2× “The judgment provided that the building be looked for one year unless the defendants -within 10 days pay the costs of the proceedings, provide a $2,000 bond, and abate the nuisance.”
City of Ann Arbor v. Danish News Co, 361 N.W.2d 772 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
“Furthermore, in the instant case, the city attorney has conceded that the six-month penalty allowed in MCL 600.3820; MSA 27A.3820 does not apply in this case.”
Algarawi v. Auto Club Ins., 624 N.W.2d 443 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).
“2164 (excessive expert witness fees); MCL 600.3820; MSA 27A.3820 (public nuisance); MCL 600.”
In Re Contempt of ACIA, 624 N.W.2d 443 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001).
“2164 (excessive expert witness fees); MCL 600.3820; MSA 27A.3820 (public nuisance); MCL 600.”
People v. Randazzo, 175 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970).
· cites it 2× “3801), and was sentenced according to statute MCLA § 600.3820 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.”
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