Definición y Proceso del Citatorio de Comparecencia en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Un citatorio de comparecencia es como una invitación que te manda la policía para que vayas a la corte. Te dicen qué hiciste mal y cuándo debes ir a hablar con un juez.

Es como cuando tu profesor te da un aviso para que vayas a su oficina porque no entregaste una tarea. Tienes que presentarte en un momento específico para explicar lo que pasó.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan estaba estacionado en un lugar prohibido. La policía le entrega un citatorio de comparecencia que le dice que debe ir a la corte en dos semanas para resolver este problema. Juan debe asistir a la corte para explicar su situación.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden llevar a una pena de hasta 93 días en la cárcel o una multa, o ambas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 764.9f - Appearance ticket; definition; consecutive numbering; form; contents; modification Sec. 9f. (1) As used in sections 9c to 9g, “appearance ticket” means a complaint or written notice issued and subscribed by a police officer or other public servant authorized by law or ordinance to issue it directing a designated person to appear in a designated local criminal court at a designated future time in connection with his or her alleged commission of a designated violation or violations of state law or local ordinance for which the maximum permissible penalty does not exceed 93 days in jail or a fine, or both. The appearance tickets shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form required by the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police, and consist of the following parts: (a) The original which shall be a complaint or notice to appear by the officer and filed with the court. (b) The first copy which shall be the abstract of court record. (c) The second copy which shall be retained by the local enforcement agency. (d) The third copy which shall be delivered to the alleged violator. (2) With the prior approval of the state officials listed in subsection (1), an appearance ticket may be appropriately modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate law enforcement and local court procedures and practices.