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Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.1c (2026)

Issuing warrant or endorsing complaint if accused in custody upon arrest without warrant; finding of reasonable cause; endorsement as complaint and warrant.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


764.1c Issuing warrant or endorsing complaint if accused in custody upon arrest without warrant; finding of reasonable cause; endorsement as complaint and warrant.

Sec. 1c.

    (1)  If the accused is in custody upon an arrest without a warrant, a magistrate, upon finding reasonable cause as provided in section 1a of this chapter, shall do either of the following:

    (a) Issue a warrant as provided in section 1b of this chapter.

    (b) Endorse upon the complaint a finding of reasonable cause and a direction to take the accused before a magistrate of the judicial district in which the offense is charged to have been committed.

    (2) As endorsed pursuant to subsection (1)(b), the complaint shall constitute both a complaint and warrant.

History: Add. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Craig Ivan Hill (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
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People of Michigan v. Craig Ivan Hill (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “On appeal, defendant argues that the felony complaint was not properly endorsed, that he was improperly refused credit for time previously served, and that Offense Variable 9 (OV 9) was improperly assessed.”
People of Michigan v. Curtis Lamont Woods (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “ARREST WARRANT MCL 764.1c governs issuance of a warrant or endorsement of a complaint by a magistrate when the police arrest a defendant without a warrant.”
People of Michigan v. Darnell Walker (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “1a; MCL 764.1c. -5- warrant should have been denied.”
People of Michigan v. Brian Michael Dehart (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 764.1c. 19 MCL 28.247 provides: -9- require[s] law enforcement officials to make reports regarding persons accused of ‘sexually motivated crimes’ (including the ultimate disposition of those cases) and to file [those] reports with the Department of State Police,” which shall…”
Allen 732946 v. Davids (W.D. Mich. 2023). “On receiving the complaint and on finding probable cause, the court must either issue a warrant or endorse the complaint as provided in MCL 764.1c. Arraignment of the accused may then proceed in accordance with subrule (E).”
People of Michigan v. Chanton Lewin Blackshire (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “104(D); see also MCL 764.1c(1)(b) (providing that if a defendant is in custody after a warrantless arrest, a judge, upon finding reasonable cause, can endorse the complaint).”
Manetta v. Cnty. of Macomb, 955 F. Supp. 771 (E.D. Mich. 1997). “Furthermore, Michigan law, consistent with the U.S. Constitution and other States’ laws, provides that “[i]f the accused is in custody upon an arrest without a warrant, a magistrate, upon finding reasonable cause .”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.1c(1) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Craig Ivan Hill (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “On appeal, defendant argues that the felony complaint was not properly endorsed, that he was improperly refused credit for time previously served, and that Offense Variable 9 (OV 9) was improperly assessed.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.1c(1)(b) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Craig Ivan Hill (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “On appeal, defendant argues that the felony complaint was not properly endorsed, that he was improperly refused credit for time previously served, and that Offense Variable 9 (OV 9) was improperly assessed.”
People of Michigan v. Chanton Lewin Blackshire (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “104(D); see also MCL 764.1c(1)(b) (providing that if a defendant is in custody after a warrantless arrest, a judge, upon finding reasonable cause, can endorse the complaint).”
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