(1) Those persons committed on civil process shall be segregated from those committed on criminal process.
    (2) The board of any person committed under civil process, except for contempt or for collection of fines and penalties, shall be paid in advance by the judgment creditor to the sheriff or keeper of the jail. On failure to pay such board, the judgment debtor shall be released and shall no longer be liable to civil arrest on the judgment under which he was committed.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.6082

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
    (3) In the case of collection of fines or penalties, the board of the prisoner shall be added to the amount of such fines or penalties and collected as part of the original judgment.