{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8823","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8823","heading":"Failure of defendant to appear at scheduled appearance, informal hearing, or formal hearing; failure of officer to appear at informal hearing; failure of prosecutor to appear at formal hearing.","body":"Sec. 8823.\n\nIf the defendant fails to appear as directed by the citation or other notice, at a scheduled appearance under section 8815(3)(b) or (4), at a scheduled informal hearing, or at a scheduled formal hearing, the court shall enter a default judgment against the defendant.\n\nUnless the court has granted an adjournment for good cause shown, the court shall enter a judgment for the defendant if the law enforcement officer who issued the citation for a state civil infraction fails to appear at a scheduled informal hearing or if the prosecuting attorney fails to appear or is unable to proceed at a scheduled formal hearing, but the defendant is not entitled to costs of the action.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-8823","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"0529ac45dc7e1dba46e64ae9d329e2c505fd091d478d4d67d0f224af4ba7cbc7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8821","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}