Michigan Laws 766.17 – Admission to bail after commitment to jail; discharge of prisoner
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 766.17
- 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.
- Clerk: means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Magistrate: means a judge of the district court or a judge of a municipal court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Whenever no sufficient bail is offered, and the prisoner is committed to jail, the magistrate before whom the examination was had, shall certify upon the mittimus issued by him, the sum for which bail was required, and if the prisoner shall offer sufficient bail for such sum to the clerk of the court wherein the prisoner was committed for trial, it shall be taken by said clerk and the prisoner shall be discharged.