2.18Plan for Judicial Availability

“In each county, the court with trial jurisdiction over felony cases must adopt and file with the state court administrator a plan for judicial availability.” MCR 6.104(G). The plan must “make a judicial officer available for arraignments each day of the year, or . . . make a judicial officer available for setting bail for every person arrested for commission of a felony each day of the year[.]” MCR 6.104(G)(1)-(2). The setting of bail is conditioned upon the judicial officer being presented with a proper complaint and finding probable cause and the officer having available information to set bail. MCR 6.104(G)(2)(a)-(b).

The plan must also require that the judicial officer “order the arresting officials to arrange prompt transportation of any accused unable to post bond to the judicial district of the offense for arraignment not later than the next regular business day.” MCR 6.104(G). See also MCR 6.104(A).