§ 801.51 Definitions
§ 801.51a County jail population exceeding 95% of jail’s rated design capacity; actions by county sheriff; maximum value of outstanding bonds; duration; applicability of subsections (1) to (3)
§ 801.52 Certifying general prisoner population exceeds 100% of rated design capacity of county jail or percentage of rated design capacity set by court; duties of sheriff
§ 801.52a Reporting prisoner population counts
§ 801.53 Declaring county jail overcrowding state of emergency
§ 801.54 Notice of declaration of county jail overcrowding state of emergency
§ 801.55 Reduction of prisoner population by sheriff, notified persons, and other judges; means
§ 801.56 Requirement of further actions; failure of certain actions to reduce population to level prescribed in subsection (1); presenting prisoner information to chief circuit judge; applicability of sub
§ 801.57 Failure of certain actions to reduce population to level prescribed in MCL 801.56(1); equal reduction of original sentences
§ 801.58 Failure of certain actions to reduce population to level prescribed in MCL 801.56(1); deferring acceptance for incarceration of certain persons
§ 801.59 Ending county jail overcrowding state of emergency; conditions; certification by sheriff
§ 801.59a Written county jail population management plan; adoption; implementation; approval; amendments; duration; delegation of judicial sentencing authority
§ 801.59b Suspension or reduction of jail sentence by sentencing judge; delegation of authority to chief judge; modification of bond
§ 801.60 Listing of crimes and offenses; development
§ 801.61 Loss of bed space due to natural disaster or deliberate destruction of property; applicability of act
§ 801.62 Prisoners sentenced to county jail as condition of probation; applicability of act
§ 801.63 Maximum sentence reductions where act invoked more than once; good time
§ 801.64 Effective date
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 801 > Act 325 of 1982 - County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • 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.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County jail: means a facility operated by a county for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations, persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt, and juveniles detained by court order. See Michigan Laws 801.51
  • Department of corrections: means the state department of corrections. See Michigan Laws 801.51
  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Prisoner: means a person who is currently being physically detained in a county jail. See Michigan Laws 801.51
  • 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.
  • Rated design capacity: means the actual available bed space of the general population of a county jail as determined by the department of corrections. See Michigan Laws 801.51
  • 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