Sec. 6a. "Civil infraction" means an act or omission prohibited by law which is not a crime as defined in section 5 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being section 750.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6a
“Civil infraction” defined
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case People v. Chapman (1986)
Most recently applied in 609 F. Supp. 2d 674 - United States v. Campbell (April 2009)
Add. 1978, Act 510, Eff
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