MI SB1382

Changes language in Section 26 from "all criminal cases" to "a criminal case" to clarify the statute applies to individual cases rather than broadly.

Allows a surety who has entered into a recognizance for another person's appearance to arrest or detain the accused and deliver them to jail or the sheriff to be relieved of responsibility.

Permits the prosecuting attorney to request a mittimus (court order) from the court if they show the defendant has absconded or is about to abscond and the surety has become worthless or is disposing of property to evade bond obligations.

Requires that if a defendant charged with a felony is released on a surety bond and is found guilty of a crime punishable by mandatory imprisonment or life imprisonment, the surety bond cannot be continued pending sentencing unless the surety consents in writing or on the record.