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Statutes > Michigan > Chapters-760-777 > Act-175-of-1927 > 175-1927-v > Section-765-8THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (EXCERPT)
Act 175 of 1927
765.8 Surety or bail posted by attorney or counselor prohibited.
Sec. 8.
A practicing attorney or counselor shall not become a surety or post bail for the appearance of a person charged with a felony, a misdemeanor, or an ordinance violation. A surety or bail posted by an attorney or counselor in violation of this section, taken by a judge or other officer authorized by law to take a recognizance, is void.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17170 ;-- CL 1948, 765.8 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Former Law: See section 75 of Chapter 1 of Act 314 of 1915, being CL 1915, § 12080; and section 1 of Act 61 of 1865, being CL 1871, § 5645; How., § 7196; CL 1897, § 1143.
