Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 771.6 (2026)

Probation; record of discharge.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE


Act 175 of 1927


771.6 Probation; record of discharge.

Sec. 6.

    When a probationer is discharged upon the expiration of the probation period, or upon its earlier termination by order of the court, entry of the discharge shall be made in the records of the court, and the probationer shall be entitled to a certified copy thereof.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17376 ;-- CL 1948, 771.6

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 6 of Act 105 of 1913, being CL 1915, § 2034.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2022 · leading case: People v. Glass, 794 N.W.2d 49 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).
People v. Glass, 794 N.W.2d 49 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “] Additionally, MCL 771.6 states, “When a probationer is discharged upon the expiration of the probation period, or upon its earlier termination by order of the court, entry of the discharge shall be made in the records of *405 the court, and the probationer shall be entitled to…”
People of Michigan v. John David Vanderpool (Mich. 2020). · cites it 21× “2 through MCL 771.6 require the result that after Vanderpool’s term of probation expired on June 25, 2015, the circuit court no longer had the authority to extend his probationary period under MCL 771.”
People v. Vanderpool, 925 N.W.2d 914 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Importantly, the trial court had not entered an order discharging Vanderpool from probation pursuant to MCL 771.6. Instead, the trial court modified probation two months before the compliance check, so the terms of Vanderpool's original probation were still in effect at that…”
People of Michigan v. Jamie Jean Zambon (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” MCL 771.6. In Vanderpool, our Supreme Court considered whether a trial court retained authority to modify a term of probation after the term had expired.”
United States v. Michael Ferguson (6th Cir. 2018). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 771.6 . 12 No. 17-1176 United States v.”
People of Michigan v. John David Vanderpool (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Importantly, the trial court had not entered an order discharging Vanderpool from probation pursuant to MCL 771.6. Instead, the trial court modified probation two months before the compliance check, so the terms of Vanderpool’s original probation were still in effect at that…”
People of Michigan v. John David Vanderpool (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Importantly, the trial court had not entered an order discharging Vanderpool from probation pursuant to MCL 771.6. Instead, the trial court modified probation two months before the compliance check, so the terms of Vanderpool’s original probation were still in effect at that…”
in Re Gregg Bryan Knight (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” MCL 771.6. Likewise, “[i]f a paroled prisoner has faithfully performed all of the conditions and obligations of parole for the period of time fixed in the order of parole, and has obeyed all of the rules and regulations adopted by the parole board, the prisoner has served the…”
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