SETTING ASIDE CONVICTIONS
Act 213 of 1965
780.621h Reinstatement of conviction set aside without application.
Sec. 1h.
(1) Upon the occurrence of 1 of the circumstances under subsection (2) or (3), a conviction that was set aside by operation of law under section 1g shall be reinstated by the court as provided in this section.
(2) If it is determined that a conviction was improperly or erroneously set aside under section 1g because the conviction was not eligible to be set aside under section 1g or any other provision of this act, the court shall, on its own motion, reinstate the conviction.
(3) Upon a motion by a person owed restitution, or on its own motion, the court shall reinstate a conviction that was set aside under section 1g for which the individual whose conviction was set aside was ordered to pay restitution if the court determines that the individual has not made a good-faith effort to pay the ordered restitution.
History: Add. 2020, Act 193, Eff. Apr. 11, 2021
Notes of Decisions
People of Michigan v. Christopher Shane Babcock (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 12× “In November 2023, the court, on its own motion brought by the clerk of the Lapeer Circuit Court, moved to reinstate defendant’s convictions under MCL 780.621h and set a hearing “to determine if the defendant has made a good faith effort to pay restitution ordered on these…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.621h(1) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Christopher Shane Babcock (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“In November 2023, the court, on its own motion brought by the clerk of the Lapeer Circuit Court, moved to reinstate defendant’s convictions under MCL 780.621h and set a hearing “to determine if the defendant has made a good faith effort to pay restitution ordered on these…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.621h(3) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Christopher Shane Babcock (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“In November 2023, the court, on its own motion brought by the clerk of the Lapeer Circuit Court, moved to reinstate defendant’s convictions under MCL 780.621h and set a hearing “to determine if the defendant has made a good faith effort to pay restitution ordered on these…”
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