(1) The county treasurer shall provide a municipal court within the county with blank forms which have been approved by the state treasurer. The forms shall provide space for recording the following information with respect to all sums of money which the municipal court receives in a criminal case on account of any forfeiture of bail, bond, recognizance, fine, penalty, or taxation of costs:
  (a) Receipt number.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 774.26a

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Clerk: means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (b) Docket number.
  (c) Nature of offense.
  (d) Amount of the fine.
  (e) Amount of statutory court fees.
  (f) Officers’ fees.
  (g) Other receipts, including a forfeitured bond.
  (h) Total receipts.
  (i) Disposition of the case.
  (j) Name of defendant.
  (k) The name of the municipal judge.
  (l) The name of the city.
  (2) Each municipal judge shall complete the forms and shall furnish 1 copy to the county treasurer, and 1 copy either to the county clerk or to the controller or board of auditors, in counties having a controller or board of auditors, and shall retain 1 completed form for the municipal court files.
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