Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.83
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Contempts; misdemeanor; penalty.
Official statutory text
Sec. 3.
Every person who shall be guilty of any contempt specified in the preceding section shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, not exceeding 5 years, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding 1 year, or by fine, not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the court.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 2; CL 1857, 19; CL 1871, 22; How. 39; CL 1897, 36; CL 1915, 49; CL 1929, 16; CL 1948, 4.83
Every person who shall be guilty of any contempt specified in the preceding section shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, not exceeding 5 years, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding 1 year, or by fine, not exceeding 1,000 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the court.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 2; CL 1857, 19; CL 1871, 22; How. 39; CL 1897, 36; CL 1915, 49; CL 1929, 16; CL 1948, 4.83
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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