Sec. 520k. Upon the request of the counsel or the victim or actor in a prosecution under sections 520b to 520g the magistrate before whom any person is brought on a charge of having committed an offense under sections 520b to 520g shall order that the names of the victim and actor and details of the alleged offense be suppressed until such time as the actor is arraigned on the information, the charge is dismissed, or the case is otherwise concluded, whichever occurs first.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520k
Suppression of names and details
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case In Re Midland Publishing Co. (1985)
Most recently applied in 172 Mich. App. 688 - Booth Newspapers, Inc v. 12th District Court Judge (November 1988)
Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff
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