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Chapter 800 - PRISONS
Act 118 of 1893 ‑ PRISON CODE (800.1 - 800.66)
     Section 800.1‑800.32 ‑ Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
     Section 800.33 ‑ Record of major misconduct charges as part of parole eligibility report; reduction from sentence; good time, disciplinary credits, or special disciplinary credits; forfeiture; disciplinary credit committee; rules; good time committee; powers of warden and parole board; prisoner subject to disciplinary time; reduction of credits by court order.
     Section 800.34 ‑ Disciplinary time; receipt for each major misconduct; accumulation; consideration for concurrent or consecutive sentences; reduction; “prisoner subject to disciplinary time” defined.
     Section 800.35 ‑ Rules.
     Section 800.36‑800.40 ‑ Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
     Section 800.41 ‑ Enforcement of discipline; attempted escapes; “correctional facility” and "corrections officer" defined.
     Section 800.42 ‑ Prisoner in correctional facility having security classification of I, II, III, IV, V, or VI; personal property; disposal; definitions.
     Section 800.43 ‑ Receipt or possession of certain material; prohibition; list; notice; appeal; limits on amount.
     Section 800.44 ‑ Uniform; color.
     Section 800.45‑800.47 ‑ Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
     Section 800.48 ‑ Conveyance of convict to prison; duty of sheriff.
     Section 800.49 ‑ Conveyance of convict to prison; fees and expenses; payment.
     Section 800.50 ‑ Conveyance of convict to prison; certified copy of sentence; delivery to warden, use as evidence.
     Section 800.51‑800.60 ‑ Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
     Section 800.61 ‑ Escaped convicts; measures for apprehension; reward; sentence.
     Section 800.62‑800.66 ‑ Repealed. 1972, Act 179, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972.
Act 519 of 1980 ‑ Repealed-PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (800.71 - 800.79)
Act 75 of 1901 ‑ Repealed-MICHIGAN REFORMATORY (800.91 - 800.91)
Act 181 of 1911 ‑ EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS (800.101 - 800.103)
     Section 800.101 ‑ Convicts; work on public projects.
     Section 800.101a ‑ Convicts; employment on state highways; control, compensation.
     Section 800.102 ‑ Convicts; class of labor prohibited.
     Section 800.103 ‑ Repealed. 1986, Act 322, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987.
Act 2 of 1885 ‑ Repealed-RESTRICTION ON COMMITMENT TO STATE HOUSE OF CORRECTION AND REFORMATORY AT IONIA (800.151 - 800.151)
Act 176 of 1877 ‑ Repealed-PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF IONIA COUNTY (800.167 - 800.167)
Act 183 of 1891 ‑ Repealed-BERTILLON SYSTEM (800.201 - 800.203)
Act 27 of 1903 ‑ Repealed-BUREAU OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (800.231 - 800.234)
Act 17 of 1909 ‑ LIQUOR, NARCOTICS, AND WEAPONS PROHIBITED IN PRISONS (800.281 - 800.285)
     Section 800.281 ‑ Alcoholic liquor, prescription drug, poison, or controlled substance; prohibitions.
     Section 800.281a ‑ Definitions.
     Section 800.282 ‑ Persons not in violation of MCL 800.281; limitation on wine for use of clergy; applicability of MCL 800.281(3).
     Section 800.283 ‑ Weapons; prohibitions.
     Section 800.283a ‑ Cellular telephone or wireless communication device to prisoner prohibited; confiscation.
     Section 800.284 ‑ Search of persons coming to correctional facility.
     Section 800.285 ‑ Violation as felony; penalty; prosecution for delivery or possession of controlled substance.
Act 185 of 1859 ‑ ADMISSION OF CLERGYMEN TO VISIT PRISONERS (800.291 - 800.292)
     Section 800.291 ‑ Admission of clergymen.
     Section 800.292 ‑ Duty of keeper.
Act 210 of 1935 ‑ Repealed-THE PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT (800.301 - 800.319)
Act 15 of 1968 ‑ CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES ACT (800.321 - 800.335)
     Section 800.321 ‑ Correctional industries act; short title.
     Section 800.322 ‑ “Correctional industries products” and “correctional institution” defined.
     Section 800.323 ‑ Commission of corrections; authority and duties.
     Section 800.324 ‑ Commission of corrections; powers; participation in prison industry enhancement certification program.
     Section 800.325 ‑ Correctional industries revolving fund; crediting money collected from inmate labor; expenditures.
     Section 800.326 ‑ Sale, exchange, or purchase of correctional industries products; use of agricultural product produced on correctional farm; use of inmate labor; assignment of prison labor to private contractor; determination by department; participation by member of legislature; limitation.
     Section 800.327 ‑ Employment of inmates; types of employment.
     Section 800.327a ‑ Assignment of inmates to work in private manufacturing or service enterprise.
     Section 800.328 ‑ Correctional industries products; duties of director of department of management and budget.
     Section 800.329 ‑ Purchase and sale of similar finished goods, materials, or equipment.
     Section 800.330 ‑ Correctional institution maintained by political subdivision; sale or disposal of products; MCL 800.328 and 800.329 inapplicable.
     Section 800.331 ‑ Intent of act; correctional industries as total self-supporting system; methods of purchasing and accounting.
     Section 800.332 ‑ Schedule of payments or allowances to inmates or dependents.
     Section 800.333 ‑ Violation of act by public officer; penalty.
     Section 800.334 ‑ Violation of act; misdemeanor.
     Section 800.335 ‑ Repealed. 1980, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
E.R.O. No. 1993‑8 ‑ EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER (800.341 - 800.341)
     Section 800.341 ‑ Transfer of powers and duties of the Michigan state industries advisory council to the Michigan state industries advisory board by a type III transfer.
E.R.O. No. 2001‑3 ‑ EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER (800.351 - 800.351)
     Section 800.351 ‑ Transfer of powers and duties of Michigan state industries advisory board to director of Michigan department of corrections by Type III transfer.
Act 253 of 1935 ‑ THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY REIMBURSEMENT ACT (800.401 - 800.407)
     Section 800.401 ‑ Short title.
     Section 800.401a ‑ Definitions.
     Section 800.401b ‑ Assets of prisoners; form.
     Section 800.402 ‑ Forwarding information to attorney general.
     Section 800.403 ‑ Investigation by attorney general; securing reimbursement for cost of care; limitation.
     Section 800.403a ‑ Cooperation of prisoner.
     Section 800.404 ‑ Exclusive jurisdiction of circuit court; complaint; order to show cause; hearing; order requiring reimbursement; amount; obligation of defendant to support dependents; neglect or refusal to comply with order; contempt; liability of assets; time limitations.
     Section 800.404a ‑ Remedy, interim order, or enforcement procedure; receiver; execution against homestead prohibited.
     Section 800.404b ‑ Enforcement of act; investigation or assistance of prosecuting attorney; prisoners in work camps.
     Section 800.405 ‑ Information and assistance.
     Section 800.406 ‑ Disposition of reimbursements; determination of amount due; statements.
     Section 800.407 ‑ Repealed. 1984, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984.
Act 16 of 1978 ‑ REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTIES FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES (800.451 - 800.455)
     Section 800.451 ‑ “State correctional facility” defined.
     Section 800.452 ‑ Reimbursement for fees.
     Section 800.453 ‑ Implementing additional jurisdictional duties; reimbursement of costs.
     Section 800.454 ‑ Prisoners escaping, not returning, or violating parole; apprehension; reimbursing costs of holding in county jail; exception; monthly submission of itemized costs; determination of reasonableness; payment.
     Section 800.455 ‑ Implementing jurisdictional duties in probate court; reimbursement of costs; quarterly submission of itemized costs; determination of reasonableness; payment.
E.R.O. No. 1993‑4 ‑ EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER (800.461 - 800.461)
     Section 800.461 ‑ Transfer of powers and duties of the county escaped prisoner prosecution program from the department of management and budget to the department of corrections by a type II transfer.