(1) As provided in subsection (2) or (3), a victim who requests notice of the escape and the prosecuting attorney who is prosecuting or has prosecuted the serious misdemeanor for which the person is detained or under sentence shall be given immediate notice of the escape of the person accused, convicted, or imprisoned for committing a serious misdemeanor against the victim. The notice shall be given by any means reasonably calculated to give prompt actual notice.
    (2) If the escape occurs before the sentence is executed or before the defendant is delivered to the sheriff, the chief law enforcement officer of the agency in charge of the person’s detention shall give notice of the escape to the prosecuting attorney, who shall then give notice of the escape to a victim who requested notice.
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.828b

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defendant: means a person charged with or convicted of having committed a serious misdemeanor against a victim. See Michigan Laws 780.811
  • Person: means an individual, organization, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity. See Michigan Laws 780.811
  • Prisoner: means an individual who has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for having committed a serious misdemeanor against a victim. See Michigan Laws 780.811
  • 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
  • Victim: means any of the following:
    •     (i) An individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, financial, or emotional harm as a result of the commission of a serious misdemeanor, except as provided in subparagraph (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v). See Michigan Laws 780.811
        (3) If the defendant is confined pursuant to a sentence, the notice shall be given by the chief administrator of the place in which the prisoner is confined.
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