{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5515","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5515","heading":"Participation of prisoner in pretrial or hearing proceedings.","body":"Sec. 5515.\n\nTo the extent practicable, in an action brought by a prisoner, pretrial proceedings in which the prisoner's participation is required or permitted shall be conducted by telephone, video conference, or other telecommunications technology without removing the prisoner from the prison in which the prisoner is confined.\n\nSubject to the agreement of the official of the state or local unit of government with custody over the prisoner, hearings may be conducted at the prison in which the prisoner is confined. To the extent practicable, the court shall allow counsel to participate by telephone, video conference, or other communications technology in a hearing held at the prison.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5515","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ff315b306c8de43cb0c25ec0b4467dee102bb42feacad8c18bf411df8615ea4d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5513","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}