§ 722.821 Short title
§ 722.822 Definitions
§ 722.822.amended Definitions
§ 722.823 Powers of law enforcement official or court intake worker where petition not filed or authorized; diversion of minor
§ 722.823.amended Powers of law enforcement official or court intake worker where petition not filed or authorized; diversion of minor; exception specified juvenile violation; use of risk screening or mental healt
§ 722.824 Decision to divert minor; factors to be examined
§ 722.825 Conference; notice; time; prohibitions; diversion agreement; filing petition; noncompliance with terms of agreement or plan
§ 722.825.amended Conference; notice; time; prohibitions; diversion agreement; filing petition; noncompliance with terms of agreement or plan
§ 722.826 Decision to divert minor; information to be filed; revocation
§ 722.826.amended Decision to divert minor; information to be filed; revocation
§ 722.827 Separate diversion record
§ 722.828 Opening record; destruction of record
§ 722.829 Use of record; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
§ 722.829.amended Use of record; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; admissibility of screening tools
§ 722.830 Conditional effective date
§ 722.831 Effective date
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 722 > Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act

  • Court: means the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 722.822
  • diversion: means the placement that occurs when a formally recorded apprehension is made by a law enforcement agency for an act by a minor that if a petition were filed with the court would bring that minor within section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 722.822
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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
  • Law enforcement agency: means a police department of a city, village, or township, a sheriff's department, the department of state police, or any other governmental law enforcement agency in this state. See Michigan Laws 722.822
  • Minor: means an individual less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.822
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Specified juvenile violation: means any of the following:
    (i) A specified juvenile violation as that term is defined in section 2 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 722.822.amended
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.