Michigan Laws 730.527 – Bail; setting date for examinations; recognizance in criminal cases
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 730.527
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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.
- 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.
- municipal judge: whenever used in this act shall be deemed to include all municipal courts and judges heretofore or hereafter established or authorized under the provisions of Act No. See Michigan Laws 730.501a
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If a warrant has been issued by a judge of the municipal court of any city affected by this act for a criminal offense, the person charged with that offense may be arraigned by any judge of that municipal court. The judge may fix the amount of bail or let the person to bail, or both, and set a date for the examination provided by law before the judge who signed the warrant. If the person charged with the offense waives examination, the judge may fix the amount of bail or let the person to bail, or both, and bind the person to appear before the circuit court of the county or any court having jurisdiction of that cause for trial. If a warrant has been issued by a municipal judge for an offense against the laws of this state and the person charged has been arraigned and the amount of bail has been set, a recognizance for the appearance of the person charged to answer for that offense may be taken and entered into by any clerk or deputy clerk of that court.