Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 1988-4
Note: Rescinded December 15, 1998, with respect to cases in which the offense is committed on or after January 1, 1999. See Administrative Order No. 1998-4 - Reporter.
Administrative Order No. 1985-2, 420 Mich lxii, and Administrative Order No. 1984-1, 418 Mich lxxx, are rescinded as of October 1, 1988. The Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Committee is authorized to issue the second edition of the sentencing guidelines, to be effective October 1, 1988. Until further order of the Court, every judge of the circuit court must thereafter use the second edition of the sentencing guidelines when imposing a sentence for an offense that is included in the guidelines.
Whenever a judge of the circuit determines that a minimum sentence outside the recommended minimum range should be imposed, the judge may do so. When such a sentence is imposed, the judge must explain on the record the aspects of the case that have persuaded the judge to impose a sentence outside the recommended minimum range.
Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 1988-4