{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.1b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.1b","heading":"Plea of not guilty or refusal to plead; setting date for trial; right to trial by jury; election.","body":"Sec. 1b.\n\nIf the accused pleads not guilty or refuses to plead to the charge, the magistrate shall set a date for trial. The accused is entitled to trial by jury unless he or she expressly elects to be tried by the court without a jury, as provided in section 3 of chapter 3.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-774-1b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"043532f559111460115975abcf84c2d09f10d9ec709b4e3cf0577a5b036ec3c8","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.1a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-774.1c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}