(1) A judge of the circuit court, of the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit, of the traffic and ordinance division of the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit, of the district court, and of a municipal court, and a district court magistrate, shall have power to let an accused person brought before the judge or district court magistrate to bail pursuant to section 15 of article 1 of the state constitution of 1963 .
  (2) A recognizance for the appearance of an accused person may be taken and entered into by and before the clerks of the courts listed in subsection (1), subject to the direction of the court if the amount of bail has been set by the judge.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 765.1

  • 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.
  • Magistrate: means a judge of the district court or a judge of a municipal court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • 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
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