{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-766.13","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 766.13","heading":"Discharge of defendant or reduction of charge; binding defendant to appear for arraignment.","body":"Sec. 13.\n\nIf the magistrate determines at the conclusion of the preliminary examination that a felony has not been committed or that there is not probable cause for charging the defendant with committing a felony, the magistrate shall either discharge the defendant or reduce the charge to an offense that is not a felony. If the magistrate determines at the conclusion of the preliminary examination that a felony has been committed and that there is probable cause for charging the defendant with committing a felony, the magistrate shall forthwith bind the defendant to appear within 14 days for arraignment before the circuit court of that county, or the magistrate may conduct the circuit court arraignment as provided by court rule.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-766-13","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"48c235ba8cd58171c9e112a212e9afa4b05daddc8b304e14326e4de71d2ada63","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-766.12","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-766.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}