Sec. 1346.
The following acts are punishable by the circuit court as contempts of court:
(a) Failing to answer the questionnaire provided for in section 1313.
(b) Failing to appear before the board or a member of the board, without being excused at the time and place notified to appear.
(c) Refusing to take an oath or affirmation.
(d) Refusing to answer questions pertaining to his or her qualifications as a juror, when asked by a member of the board.
(e) Failing to attend court, without being excused, at the time specified in the notice, or from day to day, when summoned as a juror.
(f) Giving a false certificate, making a false representation, or refusing to give information that he or she can give affecting the liability or qualification of a person other than himself or herself to serve as a juror.
(g) Offering, promising, paying, or giving money or anything of value to, or taking money or anything of value from, a person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of enabling himself or herself or another person to evade service or to be wrongfully discharged, exempted, or excused from service as a juror.
(h) Tampering unlawfully in any manner with a jury list or the jury selection process.
(i) Willfully doing or omitting to do an act with the design to subvert the purpose of this act.
(j) Willfully omitting to put on the jury list the name of a person qualified and liable for jury duty.
(k) Willfully omitting to prepare or file a list or slip.
(l) Doing or omitting to do an act with the design to prevent the name of a person qualified and liable to serve as a juror from being placed on a jury list or from being selected for service as a juror.
(m) Willfully placing the name of a person upon a list who is not qualified as a juror.
History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-13 - Chapter 13 Jurors (600.1300...600.1376)
Section 600.1300 - Definitions.
Section 600.1301 - Jury Board; Appointment; Qualifications; Terms; Existing Boards; Vacancies.
Section 600.1301a - Courts in Which Selection of Juries Governed by Chapter; Exceptions.
Section 600.1302 - Jury Board; Election of President and Secretary; Salary of Members; Quorum.
Section 600.1303 - Jury Board; Authorization and Salaries of Assistants.
Section 600.1303a - Jury Board; Oath; Filing.
Section 600.1304 - Selection of Jurors; List.
Section 600.1304a - Use of Electronic and Mechanical Devices by Jury; Other Method.
Section 600.1305 - Jury Board; Meetings; Records; Use as Evidence.
Section 600.1306, 600.1307 - Repealed. 1978, Act 11, Eff. Feb. 8, 1981.
Section 600.1308 - Jurors; Estimate of Number Needed.
Section 600.1309 - Jurors; List of Those Who Have Served.
Section 600.1311 - Determination of Key Number.
Section 600.1312 - Key Number; First Jury List; Compilation.
Section 600.1314 - Excusal of Exempt Persons; Investigations.
Section 600.1315 - Juror Qualifications Questionnaires; Retention; Confidentiality.
Section 600.1316 - Jurors; Appearance Before Board; Notice; Evening Sessions.
Section 600.1317 - Jurors; Personal Attendance Excused.
Section 600.1318 - Jurors; Oaths, Administration.
Section 600.1319 - Record of Persons Examined.
Section 600.1321 - Second Jury List; Sealing; Jurisdiction of District Court District.
Section 600.1322 - Juror Names; Depositing; Withdrawal; Record.
Section 600.1323 - Names Not Used; Sealing.
Section 600.1324 - Jurors; Selection; Information; Contents; District Court District.
Section 600.1325 - Repealed. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969.
Section 600.1326 - Grand Jurors; Selection; Term.
Section 600.1327 - Jurors; Selection; Time; Notice; Witnesses.
Section 600.1328 - Jurors; Selection; Procedure.
Section 600.1329 - Selection of Jurors; Legality; Challenges; Grounds.
Section 600.1330 - Board Box; Closing, Custody.
Section 600.1331 - Lists of Jurors; Delivery to Clerk.
Section 600.1332 - Jurors; Summons for Service; Method; Record; Evidence.
Section 600.1333 - Jurors; Excuse or Postponement of Services; Application.
Section 600.1334 - Jurors; Temporary Excuse; Duty to Report.
Section 600.1336 - Jurors; Excess; Discharge; Effect.
Section 600.1337 - Jurors; Unqualified or Exempt; Discharge.
Section 600.1338 - Jurors; Excused; Removal of Name From List.
Section 600.1339 - Jurors; Service Postponed; Disposition.
Section 600.1340 - Report of Court Clerk.
Section 600.1341 - Additional Jurors; Procedure.
Section 600.1342 - Jurors; New List; Court Order.
Section 600.1343 - Jurors; Term of Service.
Section 600.1345 - Attempts to Influence Board; Report.
Section 600.1346 - Acts Punishable as Contempts.
Section 600.1347 - Jurors; Bribery; Penalty; Embracery; Civil Liability.
Section 600.1349 - Jurors; Nonliability for Verdict; Exception.
Section 600.1350 - Selection and Impaneling of Juries for Condemnation and Grade Separation Cases.
Section 600.1351 - Repealed. 1970, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970.
Section 600.1352 - Trial by Jury of 6 in Civil Cases; Verdict.
Section 600.1353 - Court Rules.
Section 600.1355 - Practices Governed by Supreme Court Rules.
Section 600.1371 - “One Day, One Trial System” Defined.
Section 600.1374 - Repealed. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004.