(A) Definition and Form. A complaint is a written accusation that a named or described person has committed a specified criminal offense. The complaint must include the substance of the accusation against the accused and the name and statutory citation of the offense. At the time of filing, specified case initiation information shall be provided in the form and manner approved by the State Court Administrative Office(B) Signature and Oath. The complaint must be signed and verified under MCR 1.109(D)(3). Any requirement of law that a complaint filed with the court must be sworn is met by this verification. (C) Prosecutor’s Approval or Posting of Security. A complaint may not be filed without a prosecutor’s written approval endorsed on the complaint or attached to it, or unless security for costs is filed with the court.
Mich. Ct. R. 6.101
Amended May 30, 2018, effective September 1, 2018; amended September 18, 2019, effective January 1, 2020.
