§ 791.221 Bureau of probation; creation; supervision
§ 791.222 Probation officers; appointment, supervision, and removal; grounds for removal of probation employee; receipt of compensation, gift, or gratuity as misdemeanor; powers and duties of commission
§ 791.223 Assistant director as administrative head; powers and duties; forms for reports by probation officers
§ 791.223a Probation personnel as members of state classified civil service; compensation of county probation employees; plan; rents, contractual services, supplies, materials, and equipment
§ 791.225 Probation service; compensation of probation officers; service grants
§ 791.225a Supervision fees; collection; records; payment; waiver; allocation of money collected for other obligations; administrative costs; enhanced services; unpaid amounts; “electronic monitoring device” def
§ 791.228 Information on juvenile probationers; assistance; free access to books, records, files, and documents
§ 791.229 Privileged or confidential communications; access to records, reports, and case histories; confidential relationship inviolate
§ 791.230a Exemptions from disclosure under freedom of information act
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 791 > Act 232 of 1953 > Chapter II - Bureau of Probation

  • Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 475.1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • Motor carrier: means a motor carrier of general commodities or a motor carrier of household goods. See Michigan Laws 475.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o