Michigan Code — REVISED.JUDICATURE.ACT.OF.1961
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- § 600.101. Revised judicature act of 1961; short title.
- § 600.102. Construction of act.
- § 600.111. Counter claim; definition.
- § 600.112. Judgment; definition.
- § 600.113. Definitions; provisions governing traffic or parking violation or municipal civil infraction action; determination by preponderance of evidence.
- § 600.151. Judicial power of state; vesting in courts.
- § 600.151a. State court fund; creation; use; crediting deposits and income from investments; unencumbered balance remaining in fund; distribution of proceeds.
- § 600.151b. Court equity fund; creation; duties of state court administrative office; hold harmless fund; payments; reduced shares; retention of balance in work project account; formula; distributions; definitions.
- § 600.151c. Local court management council; creation; resolution; delivery of court services.
- § 600.151d. Juror compensation reimbursement fund; creation; use; deposits; investments; disposition of unencumbered balance; transfer to general fund; transfer to court equity fund.
- § 600.151e. Juror compensation reimbursement fund; distribution; allocation of funds for contract with software vendor and position within state court administrator office that provides technical support; report; conditions for reimbursement; payments; definitions.
- § 600.152. Chief justice; head of judicial system.
- § 600.171. Civil filing fee fund; creation; use; deposits; investment; distribution of proceeds.
- § 600.175. Judicial technology improvement fund; creation; use; disposition; investment; transfer of balance to general fund; administration; expenditure; reimbursement to state court administrative office.
- § 600.176. Judicial electronic filing fund; creation; use; credit; unencumbered balance remaining in fund; administration; expenditure; development of statewide electronic filing system; reimbursement to state court administrative office for costs.
- § 600.181. Justice system fund; creation; use; disposition; investment; distributions.
- § 600.185. Drug treatment court fund; creation; use; disposition; investment; administration; eligibility conditions; reimbursement to state court administrative office.
- § 600.202. Chief justice; selection, resignation.
- § 600.203. Justices; election.
- § 600.205. Justices; availability.
- § 600.206. Justices; oath.
- § 600.207. Justices; practice of law prohibited.
- § 600.208. Judges; salary and expenses.
- § 600.211. Terms of court; quorum.
- § 600.212. Powers and jurisdiction; source.
- § 600.215. Jurisdiction and power.
- § 600.217. Jurisdiction and power as to writs.
- § 600.219. Superintending control over inferior courts.
- § 600.221. Reports relative to administration of justice; opinions.
- § 600.223. Rule-making power.
- § 600.224. Meetings regarding court rules or administrative orders open to public; procedures; “court” defined.
- § 600.225. Assignment of judges to serve in other courts.
- § 600.225a. Municipal judges transferred to other courts; compensation and expenses.
- § 600.226. Retired judges; authorization to perform judicial duties; compensation; applicability of section.
- § 600.227. Writ or process; style; seal; evidence; court order prohibiting disclosure of party's address or contacting another party; service on protected party.
- § 600.229. Decisions; contents, dissents, copies.
- § 600.230. Equally divided court; affirmance of judgment.
- § 600.232. Appeals to supreme court.
- § 600.235. Appointment of chief judge for each county; appointment of chief judge of circuit, probate, and district court; procedures for assignment of cases and judges.
- § 600.238. Judicial performance commission; creation; evaluation of judges; performance standards.
- § 600.241. Operation of judicial branch; line-item appropriation.
- § 600.244. Filing fees to supreme court; waiver; costs.
- § 600.251. Staff; budget, expenditures, fees and prerequisites.
- § 600.301. Court of appeals as court of record; number of judges.
- § 600.302. Judicial districts for election of judges of court of appeals.
- § 600.302a. Judicial district; county lines; preparation of map by secretary of state.
- § 600.303. Judges; terms; oath of office.
- § 600.303a. Transition to 6 judges in each district.
- § 600.303b. Nomination, election, and terms of candidates for new judgeships.
- § 600.303c. Election of candidates for new judgeships; terms.
- § 600.303d. Transition from 3 judicial districts to 4 judicial districts; provisions; offices.
- § 600.304. Court of appeals judge; annual salary; expenses; insurance programs.
- § 600.305. Administration of court; rules of practice.
- § 600.306. Temporary judges.
- § 600.307. Judges; practice of law prohibited.
- § 600.308. Jurisdiction of court of appeals on appeals from final judgments and final orders.
- § 600.308a. Action under Const. 1963, Art. 9, § 32; commencement; jurisdiction; limitations; governmental unit as defendant; officer as party; continuation of action against governmental unit and officer's successor; referral of action; findings of fact; costs.
- § 600.309. Appeals as of right; appeals by leave of court.
- § 600.309a. Relief from certain circuit court judgments based on jury verdict; appeal; applicability.
- § 600.310. Original jurisdiction; writs, directives and mandates.
- § 600.311. Panels; quorum; rotation; assignment of judges and cases.
- § 600.312. Sessions of court; office space.
- § 600.313. Decisions to be in writing; delivery and printing of opinions; effect of equally divided court.
- § 600.314. Finality of decisions; superintending control of supreme court.
- § 600.315. Process; style, execution, seal.
- § 600.316. Process issued by court of appeals; service; court order prohibiting disclosure of party's address or contacting another party; service on protected party.
- § 600.317. Chief clerk; deputy clerks; personnel; duties; qualifications; bond; court officers.
- § 600.318. Research law clerk; employment; qualifications.
- § 600.319. Secretarial personnel; employment.
- § 600.320. Salaries and expenses; payment.
- § 600.321. Fees to court of appeals; charge per page; waiver; deposit; costs; use.
- § 600.401. Plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
- § 600.405. Plan of concurrent jurisdiction; adoption; options.
- § 600.406. Circuit and probate judges; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
- § 600.407. District judges, circuit and probate judges; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties; adoption of plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
- § 600.408. Trial court judges; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plans of concurrent jurisdiction.
- § 600.410. Plan of concurrent jurisdiction; delegation; prohibition.
- § 600.412. Concurrent jurisdiction plan in effect on December 31, 2012; validity.
- § 600.413. Concurrent jurisdiction plans; design; objection to plan.
- § 600.415. Family court plan.
- § 600.420. Record maintenance.
- § 600.425. Approval of plan by local funding units.
- § 600.501. Judicial circuits.
- § 600.502. First judicial circuit.
- § 600.503. Second judicial circuit.
- § 600.504. Third judicial circuit.
- § 600.505. Fourth judicial circuit.
- § 600.506. Fifth judicial circuit.
- § 600.507. Sixth judicial circuit.
- § 600.508. Seventh judicial circuit; county; number of judges.
- § 600.509. Eighth judicial circuit.
- § 600.510. Ninth judicial circuit.
- § 600.511. Tenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.512. Eleventh judicial circuit.
- § 600.513. Twelfth judicial circuit.
- § 600.514. Thirteenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.515. Fourteenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.516. Fifteenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.517. Sixteenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.518. Seventeenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.519. Eighteenth judicial circuit; Bay county.
- § 600.520. Nineteenth judicial circuit.
- § 600.521. Twentieth judicial circuit.
- § 600.522. Twenty-first judicial circuit.
- § 600.523. Twenty-second judicial circuit.
- § 600.524. Twenty-third judicial circuit.
- § 600.525. Twenty-fourth judicial circuit.
- § 600.526. Twenty-fifth judicial circuit; Marquette.
- § 600.527. Twenty-sixth judicial circuit.
- § 600.528. Twenty-seventh judicial circuit.
- § 600.529. Twenty-eighth judicial circuit.
- § 600.530. Twenty-ninth judicial circuit.
- § 600.531. Thirtieth judicial circuit.
- § 600.532. Thirty-first judicial circuit.
- § 600.533. Thirty-second judicial circuit.
- § 600.534. Thirty-third judicial circuit.
- § 600.535. Thirty-fourth judicial circuit.
- § 600.536. Thirty-fifth judicial circuit.
- § 600.537. Thirty-sixth judicial circuit.
- § 600.538. Thirty-seventh judicial circuit.
- § 600.539. Thirty-eighth judicial circuit.
- § 600.540. Thirty-ninth judicial circuit.
- § 600.541. Fortieth judicial circuit.
- § 600.542. Forty-first judicial circuit.
- § 600.543. Forty-second judicial circuit.
- § 600.544. Forty-third judicial circuit.
- § 600.545. Forty-fourth judicial circuit.
- § 600.546. Forty-fifth judicial circuit.
- § 600.547. Forty-sixth judicial circuit.
- § 600.548. Forty-seventh judicial circuit.
- § 600.549. Forty-eighth judicial circuit.
- § 600.549a. Forty-ninth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.
- § 600.549b. Fiftieth judicial circuit.
- § 600.549c. Fifty-first judicial circuit.
- § 600.549d. Fifty-second judicial circuit.
- § 600.549e. Fifty-third judicial circuit.
- § 600.549f. Fifty-fourth judicial circuit.
- § 600.549g. Fifty-fifth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.
- § 600.549h. Fifty-sixth judicial circuit.
- § 600.549i. Fifty-seventh judicial circuit.
- § 600.550. Additional circuit judgeship; creation; approval by county; resolution; filing; valid approval of judgeship; notice to elections division; effect of approval; state's obligation; election; first term; temporary reduction in number of circuit judgeships; notice.
- § 600.550a. New judicial circuit and 1 or more circuit judgeships; creation; approval by county; resolution; filing; notice to elections division; effect of approval; state's obligation; election; first term; approval of county board of commissioners not required.
- § 600.551. Additional courtroom facilities in multi-judge counties.
- § 600.555. Circuit judge; annual salary; expenses; assisting other courts.
- § 600.557. “Senior judge” defined; assignment of senior judge to hear and decide nonjury civil action; contents and filing of stipulation; fees and costs; approval; powers, duties, and immunity of senior judge; provisions applicable to senior judge; service not constituting retirement service; public trial; site of trial; transcript; final judgment; appeal not available; enforceability of judgment; failure to assign senior judge; inability of senior judge to hear action; withdrawal of stipulation.
- § 600.557a. Stipulation assignment fee fund.
- § 600.557b. Senior judge civil action fund.
- § 600.560. Judges; absence or disability, authority of judge in adjoining circuit.
- § 600.562. Judges; practice of law prohibited.
- § 600.565. Judicial clerks; appointment, duties, salary.
- § 600.571. Circuit court clerks; duties, accounting.
- § 600.572. Deposits with court; bond of clerk.
- § 600.573. Deposits with court; deposit in bank.
- § 600.574. Deposits with court; certificate; securities, accounting.
- § 600.575. Deposits with court; payment on court order.
- § 600.576. Deposits with court; liability of payor.
- § 600.579. Deputy circuit court clerks; appointment, salary.
- § 600.581. Sheriff and deputy; attendance at court sessions.
- § 600.582. Sheriff and deputy; officers of court; powers; disobedience or default.
- § 600.584. Sheriff and deputy, coroner; aid in performing duties.
- § 600.585. Sheriff and deputy, coroner; power of the county.
- § 600.586. Sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law; prohibited conduct; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; penalty.
- § 600.587. Sheriff, constable, or other officer; wilful neglect to execute process; penalty.
- § 600.588. Sheriff and deputy, constable; attending jury.
- § 600.589. Fine; excuse, remission.
- § 600.591. Operation of circuit court; appropriation; employer; authority; collective bargaining; appointment, supervision, discipline, or dismissal of employees; transfer of employees; effect of existing collective bargaining agreement; control of employees; applicability of subsections (2) to (9) to third judicial circuit employees; chief judge as principal administrator; “county-paid employees of the circuit court” defined.
- § 600.593. Employee of circuit court in third judicial circuit as employee of Wayne county judicial council or of Wayne county.
- § 600.593a. Wayne county judicial council; creation; successor agency; composition; employees of former state judicial council serving in third judicial circuit court; authority of employer or chief judge; collective bargaining agent; election not to participate in collective bargaining process; appointment, supervision, discipline, or dismissal of employees; compensation; chief judge as principal administrator; transfer of employees; effect of existing collective bargaining agreement; annual leave; state employees' retirement system.
- § 600.594. Employee as member of state employees' retirement system.
- § 600.595. Circuit court in third judicial circuit; ownership and use of personal property; reimbursement for property removed from court.
- § 600.596. Employees of Detroit recorder's court transferred to third judicial circuit court; rights and benefits; collective bargaining agreement.
- § 600.601. Circuit court; jurisdiction and power.
- § 600.605. Circuit court; original jurisdiction.
- § 600.606. Violations by certain juveniles; jurisdiction of circuit court; “specified juvenile violation” defined.
- § 600.611. Circuit court; orders to effectuate judgments.
- § 600.615. Superintending control over inferior courts and tribunals.
- § 600.621. Circuit court; rules of practice.
- § 600.631. Appeal from order, decision, or opinion of state board, commission, or agency.
- § 600.701. General personal jurisdiction over individuals.
- § 600.705. Limited personal jurisdiction over individuals.
- § 600.711. General personal jurisdiction over corporations.
- § 600.715. Corporations; limited personal jurisdiction.
- § 600.721. General personal jurisdiction over partnerships and limited partnerships.
- § 600.725. Partnerships; limited personal jurisdiction.
- § 600.731. General personal jurisdiction over partnership associations or unincorporated voluntary associations.
- § 600.735. Partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association; limited personal jurisdiction.
- § 600.741. Limited jurisdiction; bond by plaintiff.
- § 600.745. “State” defined; agreement of parties as basis for jurisdiction; conditions.
- § 600.751. Jurisdiction over land irrespective of ownership.
- § 600.755. Jurisdiction over chattels irrespective of ownership.
- § 600.761. Jurisdiction over documents irrespective of ownership.
- § 600.765. Jurisdiction over corporate shares irrespective of ownership.
- § 600.771. Jurisdiction over obligations irrespective of creditor.
- § 600.775. Jurisdiction over status.
- § 600.801. Probate court as court of record; organization.
- § 600.803. Probate court district.
- § 600.805. Additional probate judgeship; creation; approval by county; resolution; filing; notice to county clerk; effect of approval; state's obligation; election; first term; exception to resolution requirement.
- § 600.807. Probate court districts.
- § 600.808. Question of creation of district; submission to electors; resolution calling for special election; form of question; counting, canvassing, and returning votes; canvassing and certifying results; effect of approval; election of probate judge; reimbursement of costs.
- § 600.809. Probate court district; effective date; term of incumbent probate judge; election of probate judge.
- § 600.810. Probate court district; effective date; election of probate judge.
- § 600.810a. Arenac, Kalkaska, Crawford, Lake, Iron, and Ontonagon counties; jurisdiction, powers, duties, and title of probate judges; additional duties for probate judge.
- § 600.811. Election of probate judges; filing nominating petitions and incumbency affidavits of candidacy; term.
- § 600.812. Oath.
- § 600.813. Construction of chapter.
- § 600.815. Terms of probate court prohibited; probate court open at all reasonable times; evening and weekend sessions.
- § 600.816. Probate judge; court sessions at regional diagnostic and treatment center; court sessions at places designated by county chief probate judge; hearing regarding incapacitated or mentally ill person; site.
- § 600.817. Books, printed blanks, and stationery; furniture, equipment, and supplies.
- § 600.821. Probate judges; practice of law; annual salary; county contribution and reimbursement; additional salary.
- § 600.821a. Probate judges' federal social security and medicare taxes; reimbursement to counties.
- § 600.822. Probate judge; annual salary based on population; payment; increase or decrease in salary; representing party in contested proceeding; additional salary; total annual salary; state salary standardization payment; minimum annual salary.
- § 600.826. Certain probate judges to assist other courts or probate judges for limited periods or specific assignments; legislative intent.
- § 600.828. Reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.
- § 600.829. Probate judge; additional salary and reimbursement for expenses; payment of compensation and expenses; voucher; compensation provided pursuant to MCL 600.225(6).
- § 600.831. Powers, duties, and compensation of probate judges of county having 2 or more probate judges; power vested in chief probate judge; selection, powers, and duties of probate judges in counties of 1,000,000 or more.
- § 600.832. Seal, records, books, files, and papers; possession; maintenance.
- § 600.833. Probate register; appointment; salary; oath; bond; term; appointment, compensation, term, powers, and oath of deputy probate registers.
- § 600.834. Probate register or deputy probate register; powers in uncontested matter or hearing; entry of judgment prohibited; restriction on powers; orders and acts; trial or hearing of issues.
- § 600.835. Official court reporters or certified recorders; salary; oath; expenses; order for payment; residence of reporter or recorder.
- § 600.836. Allocating duties; combining title and powers.
- § 600.837. Operation of probate court; appropriation; employer; authority; collective bargaining; appointment, supervision, discipline, and dismissal of employees; transfer of employees; effect of existing collective bargaining agreement; control of employees; chief judge as principal administrator; “county-paid employees of the probate court” defined.
- § 600.838. Disqualification of probate judge.
- § 600.839. Probate judge, probate register, or employee of probate court; prohibitions.
- § 600.841. Probate court; jurisdiction and power.
- § 600.843. Contesting jurisdiction based on residence of person or location of person's property.
- § 600.845. Concurrent jurisdiction of circuit court.
- § 600.846. Removal of action or proceeding to probate court.
- § 600.847. Powers of probate court in exercise of jurisdiction.
- § 600.848. Rehearings; modifying and setting aside orders, sentences, or judgments; order with respect to original hearing or rehearing of contested matter; exception.
- § 600.849. Validity of order or decree.
- § 600.851. Administration of oaths; certification.
- § 600.852. Petition, inventory, accounting, proof of claim, or proof of service; declaration; false execution and filing; penalties.
- § 600.854. Notice governed by supreme court rule.
- § 600.855. Form; approval.
- § 600.856. Change of venue; procedure; contested venue.
- § 600.857. Jury trial.
- § 600.858. Security for costs; award of costs in contested case.
- § 600.859. Taking testimony; record; keeping index and original notes.
- § 600.866. Appeals to be on record; trial de novo prohibited; notice of appeal; appeals governed by supreme court rule.
- § 600.867. Stay of further proceedings in pursuance of judgment, order, or sentence; exception; application for delayed appeal.
- § 600.871. Decedents' estates; fees; payment; final accounting; receipt.
- § 600.874. Probate court; charge and collection of fees; waiver of fee for conduct of marriage ceremony; remittance.
- § 600.875. Charging estate; limitation; conditions.
- § 600.876. Certified copies for which charges or fees prohibited.
- § 600.877. Fees; time of payment.
- § 600.878. Transcript fees.
- § 600.879. Prohibited compensation, fees, or costs; violation as malfeasance in office.
- § 600.880. Filing fees for civil action to probate register; exceptions; disposition.
- § 600.880a. Filing fee commencing guardianship to probate register; exception; disposition.
- § 600.880b. Fees paid to probate register; exceptions; disposition.
- § 600.880c. Fees for bringing appeal, registering trust, or depositing will; disposition.
- § 600.880d. Waiver or suspension of fees.
- § 600.899. Repeal of MCL 701.1 to 701.18a, 701.20 to 701.45d, 701.50 to 701.55, and 712A.22.
- § 600.901. State bar; membership; public body corporate.
- § 600.904. State bar; regulation by supreme court.
- § 600.907. State bar; subpoena, administration of oaths.
- § 600.908. Granting immunity to witness in lawyer disciplinary proceeding.
- § 600.909. License to practice law subject to support and visitation enforcement act.
- § 600.910. Admission to bar; discipline; venue.
- § 600.913. Admission of person to bar; oath; fee; certificate of admission; record of admission; transmitting certified copies of orders of admission, suspension, disbarment, contempt, or reinstatement.
- § 600.916. Unauthorized practice of law.
- § 600.919. Fees; solicitation.
- § 600.922. Board of law examiners; membership, vacancies, officers.
- § 600.925. Board of law examiners; applicants for admission; rules and regulations.
- § 600.928. Board of law examiners; meetings, quorum.
- § 600.931. Fees for admission to bar; uniform bar examination; compensation and expenses of board of law examiners; definitions.
- § 600.934. Qualifications for admission to bar; "good moral character" defined; election to use multistate bar examination scaled score; disclosure of score.
- § 600.935. Uniform bar examination; requirements; alternate examination; "uniform bar examination" defined.
- § 600.937. General education requirements.
- § 600.940. Legal education requirements; military service.
- § 600.943. Examination of schools and colleges.
- § 600.946. Foreign attorneys; admission to bar, qualifications, extension of term.
- § 600.947. Application to state bar by military spouse; requirements.
- § 600.947a. Admission of military spouse to state bar; events requiring notice to board of law examiners.
- § 600.949. Investigation of applicants to state bar of Michigan; duty of law enforcement officers; fingerprinting required; disposition of fingerprint records.
- § 600.1001. Family division of circuit court; creation; organization.
- § 600.1003. Family division of circuit court to be in each judicial circuit.
- § 600.1005. Family division of circuit court; power and authority of judge.
- § 600.1007. Family division of circuit court; county clerk as clerk of the court.
- § 600.1009. Reference to former juvenile division of probate court; construction.
- § 600.1011. Operation of family division and coordination of agency services; agreement; establishment of family court plan.
- § 600.1019. Family court judges; training.
- § 600.1021. Family division of circuit court; jurisdiction.
- § 600.1023. Cases involving members of same family; assignment of judge.
- § 600.1025. Fees; applicability.
- § 600.1027. Ancillary or limited guardianship; filing fee; disposition.
- § 600.1029. Proceedings not requiring fee.
- § 600.1031. Copies of letters of authority or guardianship; publication of order.
- § 600.1035. Submission of contested issue in domestic relations action; history of coercive or violent relationship or presence of coercion or violence; inquiry and screening by mediator; "domestic relations action" defined.
- § 600.1041. Suspension of order pending appeal.
- § 600.1043. Assistance to be provided to family division.
- § 600.1060. Definitions.
- § 600.1062. Drug treatment court; adoption by circuit or district court; memorandum of understanding; parties; adoption of juvenile drug treatment court by family division of circuit court; training; transfer of participant from other jurisdiction; certification by state court administrative office.
- § 600.1063. Hiring or contracting with treatment providers.
- § 600.1064. Admission to drug treatment court; confidentiality of information obtained from preadmission screening and evaluation assessment; criminal history contained in L.E.I.N.
- § 600.1066. Placement of findings or statement in court file.
- § 600.1068. Individual charged in criminal case; factors for admission to drug treatment court.
- § 600.1070. Admission of individual into drug treatment court; requirements.
- § 600.1072. Monitoring, testing, and assessments to be provided to participants.
- § 600.1074. Continuing and completing drug treatment court program; requirements.