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 any part of those costs be paid by that person. The person shall be committed until the costs are paid or until the person is otherwise legally discharged. History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17395 ;-- CL 1948, 772.8 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 71, Eff. July 1, 1994 Former Law: See section 8 of Ch. 162 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5966; CL 1871, § 7832; How., § 9442; CL 1897, § 11807; and CL 1915, § 15634.
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