Michigan Laws 766.16 – Default of recognizance; record; procedure
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 766.16
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If the person recognized according to the provisions of this chapter shall not appear before the magistrate at the time appointed for his further examination, the magistrate shall record the default, and shall certify the recognizance, with the record of such default, to the court to which the accused might otherwise have been held for trial, and the like proceedings shall be had thereon as upon the breach of the condition of a recognizance for appearance before such court.