(1) Municipal judges may issue the writs and process considered necessary in criminal and ordinance violation cases to carry into effect the judge’s orders and sentences.
  (2) This section shall not be construed to eliminate the requirements of section 1 of chapter 4 regarding the approval of the prosecuting attorney prior to the issuance of a warrant in a criminal case.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 774.46

  • Ordinance violation: means either of the following:
  (i) A violation of an ordinance or charter of a city, village, township, or county 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
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