§ 771A.1 Chapter short title
§ 771A.2 Definitions
§ 771A.3 State swift and sure sanctions program; intent to create; implementation
§ 771A.4 Swift and sure probation supervision fund; creation; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining at close of fiscal year; allocation and expenditure of funds; grants; participants from oth
§ 771A.5 Duties of judge; powers of state court administrative office
§ 771A.6 Programming requirements; consultation; eligibility of individual; exceptions
§ 771A.7 Grant-funded programs; review; report
§ 771A.8 Audit
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapters 760-777 > Act 175 of 1927 > Chapter XIA - Probation Swift and Sure Sanctions Act

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Circuit court: includes a unified trial court having jurisdiction over probationers. See Michigan Laws 771A.2
  • Clerk: means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Felony: means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • 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.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • 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.
  • major controlled substance offense: means either or both of the following:
    (a) A violation of section 7401(2)(a) of the public health code, Act No. See Michigan Laws 761.2
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probationer: means an individual placed on probation for committing a felony. See Michigan Laws 771A.2
  • 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.