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2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code
Act 328 of 1931 THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (750.1 - 750.568)
328-1931-XXXII CHAPTER XXXII ESCAPES, RESCUES, JAIL AND PRISON BREAKING (750.183...750.199a)
Section 750.197a Breaking or escaping from lawful custody under criminal process.
Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 750.197a (2017)
750.197a Breaking or escaping from lawful custody under criminal process.
Sec. 197a.
A person who breaks or escapes from lawful custody under any criminal process, including periods while at large on bail, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
History: Add. 1955, Act 264, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
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