Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 325 of 1982 - County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency (801.51 - 801.64)
Section 801.53 - Declaring County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency.

Sec. 3.
If, upon receipt of a certification by the sheriff under section 2, a majority of the judges and county officials notified pursuant to section 2 do not find that the sheriff acted in error, the sheriff shall declare a county jail overcrowding state of emergency.
History: 1982, Act 325, Eff. Feb. 8, 1983 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 11, 2008 Popular Name: Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act

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Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses

Act 325 of 1982 - County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency (801.51 - 801.64)

Section 801.51 - Definitions.

Section 801.51a - County Jail Population Exceeding 95% of Jail's Rated Design Capacity; Actions by County Sheriff; Maximum Value of Outstanding Bonds; Duration; Applicability of Subsections (1) to (3).

Section 801.52 - Certifying General Prisoner Population Exceeds 100% of Rated Design Capacity of County Jail or Percentage of Rated Design Capacity Set by Court; Duties of Sheriff.

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 801.55 - Reduction of Prisoner Population by Sheriff, Notified Persons, and Other Judges; Means.

Section 801.56 - Requirement of Further Actions; Failure of Certain Actions to Reduce Population to Level Prescribed in Subsection (1); Presenting Prisoner Information to Chief Circuit Judge; Applicability of Subsection (2)(b) to Certain Prisoners; R...

Section 801.57 - Failure of Certain Actions to Reduce Population to Level Prescribed in MCL 801.56(1); Equal Reduction of Original Sentences.

Section 801.58 - Failure of Certain Actions to Reduce Population to Level Prescribed in MCL 801.56(1); Deferring Acceptance for Incarceration of Certain Persons.

Section 801.59 - Ending County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency; Conditions; Certification by Sheriff.

Section 801.59a - Written County Jail Population Management Plan; Adoption; Implementation; Approval; Amendments; Duration; Delegation of Judicial Sentencing Authority.

Section 801.59b - Suspension or Reduction of Jail Sentence by Sentencing Judge; Delegation of Authority to Chief Judge; Modification of Bond.

Section 801.60 - Listing of Crimes and Offenses; Development.

Section 801.61 - Loss of Bed Space Due to Natural Disaster or Deliberate Destruction of Property; Applicability of Act.

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.

Section 801.64 - Effective Date.