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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4835 (2026)

Penalty; remission by circuit court.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.4835 Penalty; remission by circuit court.

Sec. 4835.

    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. But this section does not authorize such court to remit any fine imposed by any court upon a conviction for any criminal offense, nor any fine imposed by any court for an actual contempt of such court, or for disobedience of its orders or process.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Calvert Bail Bond Agency, LLC v. St Clair Cnty., 887 N.W.2d 425 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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Calvert Bail Bond Agency, LLC v. St Clair Cnty., 887 N.W.2d 425 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 24× “Plaintiff, pursuant to MCL 600.4835, sought a return of the sums it paid to defendant on bond-forfeiture judgments.”
People v. Evans, 454 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 4× “" The most significant of these provisions is MCL 600.4835; MSA 27A.4835, which provides, in pertinent part: The circuit court for the county in which such court was held, or in which such recognizance was *332 taken, may, upon good cause shown, remit any penalty, or any part…”
People v. Munley, 438 N.W.2d 292 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “It is enforceable, reviewable and appealable by way of the same provisions and by other statutes and court rules which may apply to the specific situation, e.”
Calvert Bail Bonds Agency LLC v. St Clair Cnty. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 19× “In its trial brief, plaintiff argued that it was entitled to an equitable remedy under MCL 600.4835 because good cause existed for the trial court to grant an equitable remittance of the bond payments.”
Calvert Bail Bonds Agency LLC v. St Clair Cnty. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 19× “In its trial brief, plaintiff argued that it was entitled to an equitable remedy under MCL 600.4835 because good cause existed for the trial court to grant an equitable remittance of the bond payments.”
Calvert Bail Bonds Agency LLC v. St Clair Cnty. (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 13× “In its trial brief, [Calvert] argued that it was entitled to an equitable remedy under MCL 600.4835 because good cause existed for the trial court to grant an equitable remittance of the bond payments.”
People v. Tom Johnson, 250 N.W.2d 508 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). “GCR 1963, 528, MCLA 600.4835; MSA 27A.4835. Appellant has not been left without a remedy.”
in Re Forefiture of Bail Bond (People v. Covington) (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 12× “26(2), but remand for the trial court to consider if equitable relief is warranted pursuant to MCL 600.4835. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Appellant is a bail bonds agency.”
In Re Sur. Bond, 529 N.W.2d 312 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “See also MCL 600.4835; MSA 27A.4835; MCR 2.612; People v Munley, 175 Mich App 399 ; 438 NW2d 292 (1989).”
People v. Bray, 749 N.W.2d 741 (Mich. 2008). “28(2) and MCL 600.4835. We do not retain jurisdiction.”
People v. Meadows, 208 Mich. App. 369 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “See also MCL 600.4835; MSA 27A.4835; MCR 2.612; People v Munley, 175 Mich App 399 ; 438 NW2d 292 (1989).”
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