Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4801 (2026)

Definitions.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.4801 Definitions.

Sec. 4801.

    As used in this chapter:

    (a) "Costs" means any monetary amount that the court is authorized to assess and collect for prosecution, adjudication, or processing of criminal offenses, civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations, including court costs, the cost of prosecution, and the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant.

    (b) "Fee" means any monetary amount, other than costs or a penalty, that the court is authorized to impose and collect pursuant to a conviction, finding of responsibility, or other adjudication of a criminal offense, a civil infraction, a civil violation, or a parking violation, including a driver license reinstatement fee.

    (c) "Penalty" includes fines, forfeitures, and forfeited recognizances.

    (d) "Civil violation" means a violation of a law of this state or a local ordinance, other than a criminal offense or a violation that is defined or designated as a civil infraction, that is punishable by a civil fine or forfeiture under the applicable law or ordinance.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 317, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1978–2016 · leading case: Calvert Bail Bond Agency, LLC v. St Clair Cnty., 887 N.W.2d 425 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
Calvert Bail Bond Agency, LLC v. St Clair Cnty., 887 N.W.2d 425 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “4835 permits a circuit court to “remit any penalty” when it determines that doing so would be “just and equitable.”
People v. Jackson, 769 N.W.2d 630 (Mich. 2009). “The forms also noted that the 20 percent late fee under MCL 600.4801 and MCL 600.4803 may be imposed for fees that were not paid within 56 days of their due date.”
City of Huntington Woods v. City of Oak Park, 874 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “MCL 600.4801 provides the following relevant definitions: (a) “Costs” means any monetary amount that the court is authorized to assess and collect for prosecution, adjudication, or processing of criminal offenses, civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations,…”
People v. Evans, 454 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.4801; MSA 27A.4801. The surety in this case has not been left without a remedy.”
Wayne Cnty. Prosecutor v. Recorder's Court Judges, 265 N.W.2d 134 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “…prosecutor, violated either procedure. 3 The term "penalty” includes forfeited recognizances. See GCR 1963, 772.2; MCLA 600.4801; MSA 27A.4801.”
People v. Munley, 438 N.W.2d 292 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “4835 provides in pertinent part: The circuit court for the county in which such court was held, or in which such recognizance was taken, may, upon good cause shown, remit any penalty, or any part thereof, upon such terms as appear just and equitable to the court.”
People v. Ransom, 751 N.W.2d 35 (Mich. 2008). “…. [5] "Costs" are defined, in part, as "the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant." MCL 600.4801(a).”
People v. Rounsoville, 751 N.W.2d 25 (Mich. 2008). “…. [5] "Costs" are defined, in part, as "the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant." MCL 600.4801(a).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4801(a) — 3 cases
City of Huntington Woods v. City of Oak Park, 874 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “MCL 600.4801 provides the following relevant definitions: (a) “Costs” means any monetary amount that the court is authorized to assess and collect for prosecution, adjudication, or processing of criminal offenses, civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations,…”
People v. Ransom, 751 N.W.2d 35 (Mich. 2008). “…. [5] "Costs" are defined, in part, as "the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant." MCL 600.4801(a).”
People v. Rounsoville, 751 N.W.2d 25 (Mich. 2008). “…. [5] "Costs" are defined, in part, as "the cost of providing court-ordered legal assistance to the defendant." MCL 600.4801(a).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4801(b) — 1 case
City of Huntington Woods v. City of Oak Park, 874 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “MCL 600.4801 provides the following relevant definitions: (a) “Costs” means any monetary amount that the court is authorized to assess and collect for prosecution, adjudication, or processing of criminal offenses, civil infractions, civil violations, and parking violations,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4801(c) — 1 case
Calvert Bail Bond Agency, LLC v. St Clair Cnty., 887 N.W.2d 425 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “4835 permits a circuit court to “remit any penalty” when it determines that doing so would be “just and equitable.”
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