Sec. 1741.
Whenever an officer is required to keep any person arrested upon a bench warrant in actual custody, and to bring him personally before any court, the inability, from sickness or otherwise, of such person to attend such court personally, is a sufficient excuse for not bringing him before such court.
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.