Consecuencias por no pagar la fianza en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si un juez te pide que pagues una fianza y no lo haces, puedes ir a la cárcel. Pero no te pueden meter preso sin antes asegurarse de que puedes pagar y que no lo intentaste de buena fe.

Es como si te prestaran dinero para comprar un coche y te dicen que debes devolverlo en una semana. Si no lo haces, podrían llevarte a la tienda hasta que muestres que tienes el dinero para pagarlo, pero solo si creen que realmente puedes hacerlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan recibe una multa y el juez le pide que pague una fianza de $500. Si Juan no paga y el juez determina que tiene trabajo y puede pagar, pero no lo intenta, podría ser enviado a la cárcel hasta que pague. Sin embargo, si Juan demuestra que no tiene dinero, no lo encarcelarán.

Penalidades

Podrías ser encarcelado hasta que pagues la fianza o demuestres que no puedes hacerlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 772.6 - Failure to pay recognizance; commitment to county jail; hearing Sec. 6. If the person so ordered to recognize refuses or neglects to provide that recognizance, the court shall commit the person to the county jail during the period for which security was required, or until the person provides that recognizance. A person shall not be incarcerated for failure to pay the recognizance unless the court conducts a hearing and determines that the person has the resources to pay the recognizance and has not made a good faith effort to do so. In determining whether to incarcerate the person, the court shall also consider the person's employment status, earning ability, and financial resources; the willfulness of the person's failure to pay the recognizance; and any other special circumstances that may have a bearing on the person's ability to pay the recognizance. The court shall state in the warrant the cause of commitment with the sum and the time for which the security was required. MCL 772.7 - Discharge of accused; unfounded, frivolous, or malicious complaint; payment of cost Sec. 7. If upon examination the court determines there is not just cause to believe that an offense will be committed by the person against whom the complaint is made, the person shall promptly be discharged. If the court finds the complaint unfounded, frivolous, or malicious, the court shall order the complainant to pay the costs of the prosecution. MCL 772.8 - Allowance and payment of costs Sec. 8. If an order respecting costs is not made by the court, costs shall be allowed and paid in the same manner as costs in a prosecution of a minor offense in the same court. If a person is required to give security to keep the peace, the court may further order that the costs of prosecution or a