{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6081","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6081","heading":"Civil arrest; bail; bond; forfeiture; release.","body":"Sec. 6081.\n\nIf, within the time prescribed in subsection (1) of section 6080, the judgment debtor is not discharged, and fails to surrender himself for commitment, his bail is forfeited and the judgment creditor shall have satisfaction out of such bail.\n\nIf, within the time prescribed in subsection (5) of section 6079, the judgment debtor is not discharged and fails to pay the judgment, interest and costs, his bond is forfeited and the judgment creditor shall have satisfaction out of such bond.\n\nBail is released by the release of the judgment or upon the surrender of the judgment debtor for commitment within the prescribed period.\n\nBond is released by the release of a judgment or upon the payment of the judgment, interest and costs, within the prescribed period.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-6081","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ae26f41a95cd395c129fdefa6a4f43264ab072abe27d93abf10fab9224209df6","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6080","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}