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Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.401 (2026)

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THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY REIMBURSEMENT ACT


Act 253 of 1935


800.401 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as "the state correctional facility reimbursement act."

History: 1935, Act 253, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 800.401 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984

Constitutionality Notes:

    The Prison Reimbursement Act was intended to apply to all inmates of the state penal system and was not limited to the inmates of the three penal institutions named in the act and in existence at the time of its passage; nor is the act violative of the constitutional guarantee of equal protection. State Treasurer v Wilson, 423 Mich 138; 347 NW2d 770 (1985).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 46 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · leading case: State Treasurer v. Schuster, 572 N.W.2d 628 (Mich. 1998).
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State Treasurer v. Schuster, 572 N.W.2d 628 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 7× “§ 800.401 et seq.; M.S.A. § 28.1701 et seq.”
State Treasurer v. Abbott, 660 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 4× “§ 800.401 et seq. The Court of Appeals reversed because subsection 1056(d)(1) of ERISA prohibits an assignment or alienation of pension benefits.”
State Treasurer v. Wilson, 377 N.W.2d 703 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 4× “That Plaintiff has a good reason to believe and does believe that Defendant, Hardy Wilson, has an estate which should be subject to the payment to the State of the expenses paid by the State on behalf of the Defendant as a resident at a State penal institution in accordance with…”
State Treasurer v. Sprague, 772 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Under the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act (SCFRA), MCL 800.401 et seq., the state is entitled to attach prisoners' assets to reimburse the state for the cost of imprisonment.”
Roberts v. Baugh, 986 F. Supp. 1074 (E.D. Mich. 1997). · cites it 6× “State Treasurer Roberts (hereinafter “plaintiff’) filed an action pursuant to the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act (hereinafter “SCFRA”), Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 800.401 et seq; Mich.”
Michigan Dep't of Treasury v. Michalec, 181 F. Supp. 2d 731 (E.D. Mich. 2002). “§ 800.401, et seq. In its complaint, the plaintiff alleges defendant Michalec receives pension benefits of approximately $1,800 per month from General Motors Corporation.”
State Treasurer v. Schuster, 547 N.W.2d 332 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “Plaintiff brought this action under the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act (scfra), MCL 800.401 et seq.; MSA 28.1701 et seq., seeking reimbursement for the cost of defendant Jon Schuster’s care while he is incarcerated in a state correctional facility.”
In Re Juv. Commitment Costs, 613 N.W.2d 348 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “See the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act, MCL 800.401 et seq.-, MSA 28.1701 et seq.”
State Treasurer v. Gardner, 564 N.W.2d 51 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 800.401 et seq.; M.S.A. § 28.1701 et seq.”
State Treasurer v. Snyder, 823 N.W.2d 284 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “Defendant, Wayne Snyder, appeals by delayed leave granted an order holding that his put-ported disclaimer of life insurance proceeds was void and directing that 90 percent of those proceeds be paid to plaintiff, the State Treasurer, in partial reimbursement for the cost of…”
State Treasurer v. Wilson, 388 N.W.2d 312 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “The statute involved is the Prison Reimbursement Act (now the State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act), MCL 800.401 et seq.; MSA 28.1701 et seq. Our previous opinion is reported at 132 Mich App 648 ; 347 NW2d 770 (1984).”
People v. Houston, 604 N.W.2d 706 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “, MCL 800.401 et seq.; MSA 28.1701 et seq. (State Correctional Facility Reimbursement Act [SCFRA]), MCL 801.”
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State Treasurer v. Schuster, 572 N.W.2d 628 (Mich. 1998). “§ 800.401 et seq.; M.S.A. § 28.1701 et seq.”
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