Michigan Laws 765.3 – Judges empowered to permit committed prisoners to post bail; notice to prosecuting attorney; inquiry
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 765.3
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- 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
A judge of the circuit court, the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit, the traffic and ordinance division of the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit, the district court, or a municipal court, on application of a prisoner committed for a bailable offense, and after due notice to the prosecuting attorney for the county, may inquire into the case and permit the prisoner to post bail. Any person committed for not finding sureties to recognize for him or her also may be permitted to post bail by any of the judges listed in this section.