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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.199a (2026)

Absconding or forfeiting bond in criminal or paternity proceedings; felony.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.199a Absconding or forfeiting bond in criminal or paternity proceedings; felony.

Sec. 199a.

    Any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a bond given in any criminal proceedings wherein a felony is charged shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a recognizance or cash deposit made in lieu thereof in paternity proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 722.711 to 722.730 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, shall be guilty of a felony.

History: Add. 1949, Act 94, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 79, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: People v. Igaz, 326 N.W.2d 420 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982).
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People v. Igaz, 326 N.W.2d 420 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 3× “Defendant appeals from five different convictions, to wit: absconding on bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), unauthorized use of a telephone, MCL 750.”
People v. Morales, 618 N.W.2d 10 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “Defendant appeals as of right from his jury trial conviction of absconding or forfeiting bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). Defendant was sentenced as an habitual offender, fourth offense, MCL 769.”
Brinson v. Genesee Circuit Judge, 272 N.W.2d 513 (Mich. 1978). “Plaintiff, John Brinson, was convicted of and sentenced for absconding on bond contrary to MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). Review was sought in the Court of Appeals by a motion for superintending control, and on March 8, 1976, that court dismissed the complaint.”
People v. Litteral, 254 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “Defendant was convicted on August 27, 1975, by the court without a jury of absconding while on bond for a felony, MCLA 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). The charges arose out of defendant’s failure to appear for trial on an uttering and publishing charge on October 22, 1974.”
People v. Rorke, 264 N.W.2d 30 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “Defendant was convicted of absconding on or forfeiting bond, MCLA 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). Defendant claims an appeal as of right from the conviction and June 9, 1976, sentence of 2-1/2 to 4 years in prison.”
People v. Olsen, 399 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “On November 30, 1984, pursuant to a negotiated plea, defendant pled guilty to absconding a bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), as follows: [ The Prosecutor ]: Yes, your Honor, the plea agreement is as follows: .”
People v. Williams, 620 N.W.2d 906 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). “He was subsequently arrested and charged with absconding on a felony bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). Defendant moved to quash the information on the ground that the misdemeanor offense of resisting arrest, which is punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years, could…”
People v. Jankowski, 342 N.W.2d 911 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “65486, defendant was convicted by a jury of absconding or forfeiting bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and subsequently pled guilty to being an habitual offender, MCL 769.”
People v. Sanders, 283 N.W.2d 841 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “The people further agreed not to seek a warrant for absconding on *740 bond by defendant’s failure to appear in this case, 1 MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and to recommend a sentence of no more than 6 to 15 years in prison.”
People v. Slocum, 539 N.W.2d 572 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “164538, defendant pleaded guilty of absconding on or forfeiting bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and of being an habitual offender, second offense, MCL 769.”
People v. Demers, 489 N.W.2d 173 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Defendant appeals as of right his conviction by a jury of absconding while on bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and his prison sentence of thirty-two to forty-eight months, arguing that the trial court erred in not allowing him to present his defense aimed at jury…”
People v. Bollinger, 569 N.W.2d 646 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Defendant pleaded guilty of absconding on a bond, MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1), and was sentenced to two to four years’ imprisonment.”
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