§ 750.195Breaking, escaping, or leaving jail as felony; penalty; section inapplicable to

person leaving jail pursuant to day parole; “jail” defined.
 Sec. 195.
    (1) A person lawfully imprisoned in a jail for a term imposed for a misdemeanor who breaks
 jail and escapes, breaks jail though an escape is not actually made, escapes, leaves the jail
 without being discharged from the jail by due process of law, or attempts to escape from the
 jail, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by a fine of
 not more than $1,000.00, or both.
    (2) A person lawfully imprisoned in a jail for a term imposed for a felony who breaks jail
 and escapes, breaks jail though an escape is not actually made, escapes, leaves the jail without
 being discharged from the jail by due process of law, or attempts to escape from the jail, is
 guilty of a felony. A person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned for the unexpired
 portion of the term of imprisonment the person was serving at the time of the violation, and
 any term of imprisonment imposed for the violation of this subsection shall begin to run at the
 expiration of that prior term of imprisonment.
    (3) This section does not apply to a person who left the jail pursuant to a day parole granted
 for any purpose under section 1 of Act No. 60 of the Public Acts of 1962, being section
 801.251 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and who is absent from the jail after the time he or
 she was required to return to the jail unless the person has the intent to escape from
 imprisonment.
    (4) As used in this section, "jail" means a facility that is operated by a local unit of
 government for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or
 ordinance violations, or persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt.