Terms Used In Michigan Laws 801.61

  • County jail: means a facility operated by a county for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations, persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt, and juveniles detained by court order. See Michigan Laws 801.51
  • Rated design capacity: means the actual available bed space of the general population of a county jail as determined by the department of corrections. See Michigan Laws 801.51
   The provisions of this act shall not be applicable if a county jail population exceeds rated design capacity as the direct result of loss of bed space due to a natural disaster or deliberate destruction of property.