Sec. 2.
If the general prisoner population of a county jail exceeds 100% of the rated design capacity of the county jail or a percentage of rated design capacity less than 100% as set by a court before February 8, 1983, for 7 consecutive days or for a lesser number of days as set by a court before February 8, 1983, the sheriff for that county shall certify that fact in writing, by first-class mail, personal delivery, or electronic communications, to the chief circuit judge, the chief district judge, and each municipal court judge in the county in which the county jail is located, the prosecuting attorney for the county, the chairperson of the county board of commissioners, and the county executive in a county in which a county executive is elected.
History: 1982, Act 325, Eff. Feb. 8, 1983 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 11, 2008 Popular Name: Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses
Act 325 of 1982 - County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency (801.51 - 801.64)
Section 801.52a - Reporting Prisoner Population Counts.
Section 801.53 - Declaring County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency.
Section 801.54 - Notice of Declaration of County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency.
Section 801.60 - Listing of Crimes and Offenses; Development.
Section 801.62 - Prisoners Sentenced to County Jail as Condition of Probation; Applicability of Act.
Section 801.63 - Maximum Sentence Reductions Where Act Invoked More Than Once; Good Time.