Sec. 199a. Any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a bond given in any criminal proceedings wherein a felony is charged shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a recognizance or cash deposit made in lieu thereof in paternity proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 722.711 to 722.730 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, shall be guilty of a felony.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.199a
Absconding or forfeiting bond in criminal or paternity proceedings; felony
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case 119 Mich. App. 172 - People v. Igaz (1982)
Most recently applied in 243 Mich. App. 333 - People v. Williams (January 2001)
Add. 1949, Act 94, Eff
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