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                                      6.
            CRIMES REQUIRING DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE AT  ARRAIGNMENT


     A lawyer may not enter a written plea or not guilty plea on behalf of a
client if the charging document states that one or more of the charges
involves domestic violence, violation of a no contact order, driving under the
influence of intoxicants, driving while under the age of 21 after having
consumed alcohol, or physical control of a vehicle while under the influence
of intoxicants.  For such charges, the defendant must appear in person for
arraignments and the court shall determine the necessity of imposing
conditions of pretrial release.  Where legislation mandates the defendant's
appearance on the next judicial day following arrest, the term "next judicial
day" as applied to the municipal court shall mean the next scheduled court day
for the Ferndale Municipal Court.
	

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