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Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.583 (2026)

Deposit of interim bond; form of receipt; forfeiture; waiver; order; warrant.

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RELEASE OF MISDEMEANOR PRISONERS


Act 44 of 1961


780.583 Deposit of interim bond; form of receipt; forfeiture; waiver; order; warrant.

Sec. 3.

    (1) If an arrested person deposits an interim bond pursuant to section 1, the officer accepting the bond shall give a receipt to the person for the money deposited with him or her on a form as follows:

    

    

    Date

    Received from

    the sum of

    Dollars as cash bail to assure the appearance of

    before

    District Court Judge (or Municipal

    Judge) for

    , at

    on the

    day of

    , 19 ,

    to answer to a charge of .

    

    If the accused fails to appear at the time and place specified above and to submit to the jurisdiction of the court and stand to and abide by any order of the court, the sum specified above shall be forfeited to the state or the arresting political subdivision.

    By depositing this money and accepting this receipt the accused waives any claim to the money following forfeiture.

    

    

    

    Officer

    Dept.

    (2) If the accused fails to appear as required in the interim bond receipt, the court shall order the bond forfeited as in cases of default in bail. In addition, the court may issue a warrant upon a signed complaint for the arrest of the accused or a bench warrant for the further appearance of the accused.

    

History: 1961, Act 44, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1961 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 157, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 308, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: People v. Lonetta Williams, 493 N.W.2d 277 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992).
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People v. Lonetta Williams, 493 N.W.2d 277 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “MCL 780.583; MSA 28.872(3). Finally, our statutes and court rules clearly anticipate that a person will be arraigned before being tried.”
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