Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.266 (2026)

Commitment by courts; purpose of classification.

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CORRECTIONS CODE OF 1953

Act 232 of 1953

791.266 Commitment by courts; purpose of classification.

Sec. 66.

For the purpose of classification, all convicted prisoners shall be committed by courts of criminal jurisdiction of the state, to the commission, at a place to be designated by the commission.

History: 1953, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953

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Department of Corrections Act

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: People v. Tolbert, 549 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996).

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People v. Tolbert, 549 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “See MCL 791.266; MSA 28.2326 (defendants are sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections).”

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