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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.3820 Contempt; punishment; procedure; bail.

Sec. 3820.

If any order or injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Such violation shall be charged by a motion supported by affidavit, and the court, if satisfied of the sufficiency thereof, shall immediately issue a bench warrant for the arrest of such offender and to bring him before such court to answer for such misconduct. The court may, in its discretion, permit such person arrested to give bail and fix the amount thereof pending hearing of the matters charged in such motion.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.3820 Contempt; punishment; procedure; bail.

Sec. 3820.

If any order or injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Such violation shall be charged by a motion supported by affidavit, and the court, if satisfied of the sufficiency thereof, shall immediately issue a bench warrant for the arrest of such offender and to bring him before such court to answer for such misconduct. The court may, in its discretion, permit such person arrested to give bail and fix the amount thereof pending hearing of the matters charged in such motion.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.3820 Contempt; punishment; procedure; bail.

Sec. 3820.

If any order or injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender as for contempt, and the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Such violation shall be charged by a motion supported by affidavit, and the court, if satisfied of the sufficiency thereof, shall immediately issue a bench warrant for the arrest of such offender and to bring him before such court to answer for such misconduct. The court may, in its discretion, permit such person arrested to give bail and fix the amount thereof pending hearing of the matters charged in such motion.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963