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Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.11b (2026)

Credit time served prior to sentence; lack of bond.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


769.11b Credit time served prior to sentence; lack of bond.

Sec. 11b.

    Whenever any person is hereafter convicted of any crime within this state and has served any time in jail prior to sentencing because of being denied or unable to furnish bond for the offense of which he is convicted, the trial court in imposing sentence shall specifically grant credit against the sentence for such time served in jail prior to sentencing.

History: Add. 1965, Act 73, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 205 cases (37 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: People v. Idziak, 773 N.W.2d 616 (Mich. 2009).
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People v. Idziak, 773 N.W.2d 616 (Mich. 2009). · cites it 108× “In this case, we consider whether a parolee who is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a felony committed while on parole is entitled, under Michigan's jail credit statute, MCL 769.11b, to credit for time served in jail after his arrest on the new offense and…”
People v. Clark, 888 N.W.2d 309 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “MCL 769.11b governs a defendant’s entitlement to sentencing credit.”
People v. Meshell, 696 N.W.2d 754 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 8× “] *639 Additionally, MCL 769.11b provides: Whenever any person is hereafter convicted of any crime within this state and has served any time in jail prior to sentencing because of being denied or unable to furnish bond for the offense of which he is convicted, the trial court in…”
People v. Seiders, 686 N.W.2d 821 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 13× “Accord *705 ingly, for the reasons set forth in this opinion, we hold that a defendant, who is on parole from a foreign jurisdiction and is held in jail on a parole detainer, is not entitled to credit on his Michigan sentence for time served in jail before sentencing under MCL…”
People v. Waclawski, 780 N.W.2d 321 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “The question whether defendant is entitled to sentence credit pursuant to MCL 769.11b for time served in jail before sentencing is an issue of law that we review de novo.”
People v. Seiders, 686 N.W.2d 821 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 13× “Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in this opinion, we hold that a defendant, who is on parole from a foreign jurisdiction and is held in jail on a parole detainer, is not entitled to credit on his Michigan sentence for time served in jail before sentencing under MCL…”
People v. Filip, 754 N.W.2d 660 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 16× “” In its written opinion on the merits of Filip’s claim for resentencing, the trial court noted that the issue involved the interplay of three statutes: MCL 769.11b, 3 MCL 768.7a(2), 4 and MCL 791.”
People v. Prieskorn, 381 N.W.2d 646 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 8× “On appeal, the Court of Appeals held, in an unpublished per curiam opinion, that the trial court had miscalculated the amount of sentence credit for time served to which the defendant was entitled pursuant to § 11b of the Code of Criminal Procedure, MCL 769.11b; MSA 28.1083(2).…”
People v. Patton, 775 N.W.2d 610 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “MCL 769.11b provides: Whenever any person is hereafter convicted of any crime within this state and has served any time in jail prior to sentencing because of being denied or unable to furnish bond for the offense of which he is convicted, the trial court in imposing sentence…”
People v. Adkins, 449 N.W.2d 400 (Mich. 1989). · cites it 8× “The question before the Court is whether Michigan's sentence credit statute, MCL 769.11b; MSA 28.1083(2), requires that a defendant receive credit for time spent incarcerated in other jurisdictions, for offenses committed while he was free on bond for the offense for which he…”
People v. Raisbeck, 882 N.W.2d 161 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 7× ““The question whether defendant is entitled to sentence credit pursuant to MCL 769.11b for time served in jail before sentencing is an issue of law that we review de novo.”
People v. Armisted, 811 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “11b, which provides: *50 Whenever any person is hereafter convicted of any crime within this state and has served any time in jail prior to sentencing because of being denied or unable to furnish bond for the offense of which he is convicted, the trial court in imposing sentence…”
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