Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

No. It is up to the prosecutor and the prosecutor alone on whether or not to pursue charges. The victim can offer his input and wishes to the prosecutor, but at the end of the day the prosecutor alone makes that call. The only difference it makes is that restitution will not be a part of the criminal case if it's already been paid for and taken care of.

I agree with Jared's reply. I am an assistant prosecutor and can tell you that in a property damage incident (not an assault), a prosecutor is more likely to decline to issue charges (or would issue a greatly reduced charge instead) if restitution has been paid in full already. But each prosecutor office sets its own charging standards.