Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.9g (2026)

Magistrates jurisdiction; pleas, complaint.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 175 of 1927

764.9g Magistrates jurisdiction; pleas, complaint.

Sec. 9g.

(1) When under the provisions of sections 9b or 9c an officer issues an appearance ticket, an examining magistrate may accept a plea of guilty or not guilty upon the appearance ticket, without the necessity of a sworn complaint. If the offender pleads not guilty, no further proceedings may be had until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate. A warrant for arrest shall not issue for an offense charged in the appearance ticket until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate.

(2) A district court magistrate may accept a plea of guilty upon an appearance ticket, without the necessity of a sworn complaint, for those offenses within his jurisdiction as prescribed by section 8511 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.8511 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.

History: Add. 1970, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Sept. 1, 1970

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2010 · leading case: City of Plymouth v. McIntosh, 804 N.W.2d 859 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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City of Plymouth v. McIntosh, 804 N.W.2d 859 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 9× “The circuit court reached this conclusion based on its reading of MCL 764.9g, which provides: (1) When under the provisions of sections 9b or 9c an officer issues an appearance ticket, an examining magistrate may accept a plea of guilty or not guilty upon the appearance ticket,…”

People v. Smith, 378 N.W.2d 384 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “MCL 764.9g; MSA 28.868(7). Finally, while most complaints must be sworn to before a magistrate or clerk, MCL 764.”

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