Michigan Laws 774.21 – Jurors; delivery of verdict; fees; certificate
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 774.21
- Clerk: means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Misdemeanor: means a violation of a penal law of this state that is not a felony or a violation of an order, rule, or regulation of a state agency that is punishable by imprisonment or a fine that is not a civil fine. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Prosecuting attorney: means the prosecuting attorney for a county, an assistant prosecuting attorney for a county, the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, an assistant attorney general, a special prosecuting attorney, or, in connection with the prosecution of an ordinance violation, an attorney for the political subdivision or governmental entity that enacted the ordinance, charter, rule, or regulation upon which the ordinance violation is based. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
When the jurors have agreed on their verdict they shall deliver the verdict publicly to the municipal court, which shall enter the verdict in the minutes of its proceedings. The jurors shall each be entitled to the same fees as provided by law for jurors sworn in civil cases in a municipal court. In a misdemeanor case, a certificate of service and fees from the municipal judge in whose court the jurors served, countersigned by the prosecuting attorney of the county, and given to each juror, shall authorize the county clerk of the county to draw an order upon the county treasurer for the payment of the fees of each juror. The fees shall be paid in the same manner as jurors’ fees are paid in the circuit court.