§ 774-1b

774.1b Plea of not guilty or refusal to plead; setting date for trial; right to trial by jury; election. Sec. 1b. If the accused pleads not guilty or refuses to plead to the charge, the magistrate shall set a date for trial. The accused is entitled to trial by jury unless he or she expressly elects to be tried by the court without a jury, as provided in section 3 of chapter 3. History: Add. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981