Sec. 1711.
(1) When any contempt is committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, the court may punish it summarily by fine, or imprisonment, or both.
(2) When any contempt is committed other than in the immediate view and presence of the court, the court may punish it by fine or imprisonment, or both, after proof of the facts charged has been made by affidavit or other method and opportunity has been given to defend.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-17 - Chapter 17 Contempts (600.1701...600.1745)
Section 600.1711 - Summary Punishment; Hearing.
Section 600.1715 - Contempt; Punishment; Fine; Probation; Performance of Act or Duty.
Section 600.1721 - Payment of Damages; Effect.
Section 600.1725 - Witnesses; Refusal to Testify; Penalty.
Section 600.1731 - Publication as to Court of Record; Hearing by Judge of Another Court.
Section 600.1735 - Arrest on Bench Warrant; Duties of Sheriff.
Section 600.1741 - Arrest on Bench Warrant; Illness of Arrested Person.
Section 600.1745 - Indictment for Contemptuous Conduct; Sentence.