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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.811a

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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 that enacted the ordinance upon which the violation is based. See Michigan Laws 780.811
  • Serious misdemeanor: means 1 or more of the following:
  (i) A violation of section 81 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 780.811
  A law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney who files with the court a complaint, appearance ticket, traffic citation, or other charging instrument regarding a serious misdemeanor described in section 61(1)(a)(xv), (xvi), or (xvii), or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a serious misdemeanor described in section 61(1)(a)(xv), (xvi), or (xvii), shall place a statement on the complaint, appearance ticket, traffic citation, or other charging instrument that the offense resulted in damage to another individual’s property or physical injury or death to another individual.