SB 791 Summary

• Establishes mandatory timelines for bringing criminal defendants to trial, with different periods based on custody status and charge severity.

• Requires misdemeanor defendants in custody to be brought to trial within 7 days of being taken into custody.

• Requires felony defendants in custody to be brought to trial within 90 days of being taken into custody, unless released within 7 days.

• Allows defendants not in custody to assert speedy trial rights by motion, requiring trial within 90 days for misdemeanors and 180 days for felonies after the motion is filed.

• Makes tolling provisions in Michigan Court Rules 6.004(C)(1) to (6) applicable to all criminal cases to allow exceptions to the established timelines.