Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure.
MCL 780.162a
in effect780.162a. Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure.
Sec. 12a.
If the court of this state believes that the obligor may flee the jurisdiction, it may:
(a) As an initiating court, request in its certificate that the responding court obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process.
(b) As a responding court, obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process. The court may subsequently release the obligor upon the obligor's own recognizance or upon the obligor's giving a bond in an amount set by the court to assure the obligor's appearance at the hearing.
Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-162aFetched: 10/20/2026
