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MI Comp L § 691.1336 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1336 - Proceeding Pending Before Tribunal; Status Report.

691.1336 Proceeding pending before tribunal; status report.Sec. 6.  (1) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (3) and sections 7 and 8, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding.  (2) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (1) is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process.  (3) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (1) may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It may not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative law matter.  (4) A tribunal may not consider a communication made in violation of subsection (3).  (5) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1337 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1337 - Emergency Orders.

691.1337 Emergency orders.Sec. 7.  During a collaborative law process, a tribunal may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party as provided in section 2950 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1338 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1338 - Approval of Agreement by Tribunal.

691.1338 Approval of agreement by tribunal.Sec. 8.  A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1339 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1339 - Disqualification of Collaborative Lawyer in Associated Law Firm.

691.1339 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer in associated law firm.Sec. 9.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and sections 10 and 11, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection (1).  (3) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party to do either of the following:  (a) Ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process.  (b) Seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that person.  (4) If subsection (3)(b) applies, a collaborative lawyer, or lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated, may represent a party only until the person is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of the person. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1340 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1340 - Representation of Party With or Without Fee.

691.1340 Representation of party with or without fee.Sec. 10.  (1) The disqualification of section 9(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.  (2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under section 9(1) is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if all of the following apply:  (a) The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation.  (b) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.  (c) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from the participation. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1341 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1341 - Governmental Entity as Party.

691.1341 Governmental entity as party.Sec. 11.  (1) The disqualification of section 9(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.  (2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if both of the following apply:  (a) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.  (b) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from the participation. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1342 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1342 - Disclosure of Information.

691.1342 Disclosure of information.Sec. 12.  Except as provided by law other than this act, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1343 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1343 - Standards of Professional Responsibility and Mandatory Reporting Not Affected.

691.1343 Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected.Sec. 13.  This act does not affect either of the following:  (a) The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional.  (b) The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this state. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1344 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1344 - Prospective Collaborative Lawyer; Duties.

691.1344 Prospective collaborative lawyer; duties.Sec. 14.  Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall do all of the following:  (a) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter.  (b) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation.  (c) Advise the prospective party of all of the following:  (i) That after signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates.  (ii) That participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause.  (iii) That the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by section 9(3), 10(2), or 11(2). History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1345 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1345 - Coercive or Violent Relationship.

691.1345 Coercive or violent relationship.Sec. 15.  (1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry whether the prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another prospective party. A reasonable inquiry includes the use of the domestic violence screening protocol for mediation provided by the state court administrative office.  (2) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.  (3) If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents or the prospective party who consults the lawyer has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or continue a collaborative law process unless both of the following apply:  (a) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process.  (b) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1346 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1346 - Confidentiality of Collaborative Law Communication.

691.1346 Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.Sec. 16.  A collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this state other than this act. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1347 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1347 - Privilege Against Disclosure for Collaborative Law Communication; Admissibility; Discovery.

691.1347 Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery.Sec. 17.  (1) Subject to sections 18 and 19, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (2), is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.  (2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:  (a) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.  (b) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.  (3) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1348 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1348 - Waiver and Preclusion of Privilege.

691.1348 Waiver and preclusion of privilege.Sec. 18.  (1) A privilege under section 17 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant.  (2) A person that makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding may not assert a privilege under section 17, but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1349 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1349 - Limits of Privilege.

691.1349 Limits of privilege.Sec. 19.  (1) There is no privilege under section 17 for a collaborative law communication that is any of the following:   (a) Available to the public under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, or made during a session of a collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public.  (b) A threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence.  (c) Intentionally used to plan a crime, commit or attempt to commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity.  (d) In an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by all parties to the agreement.  (2) The privileges under section 17 for a collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is either of the following:  (a) Sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice arising from or related to a collaborative law process.  (b) Sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, unless the department of human services is a party to or otherwise participates in the process.  (3) There is no privilege under section 17 if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the collaborative law communication is sought or offered in any of the following:  (a) A court proceeding involving a felony or misdemeanor.  (b) A proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted.  (4) If a collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection (2) or (3), only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.  (5) Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection (2) or (3) does not make the evidence or any other collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.   (6) The privileges under section 17 do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or if a record of a proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a collaborative law process is not privileged. This subsection does not apply to a collaborative law communication made by a person that did not receive actual notice of the agreement before the communication was made. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1350 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1350 - Authority of Tribunal in Case of Noncompliance.

691.1350 Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.Sec. 20.  (1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 4, or a lawyer fails to comply with section 14 or 15, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if both of the following apply:  (a) The parties signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement.  (b) The parties reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.  (2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1), and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do all of the following:  (a) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated.  (b) Apply the disqualification provisions of sections 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11.  (c) Apply a privilege under section 17. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1351 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1351 - Application and Construction of Act.

691.1351 Application and construction of act.Sec. 21.  In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1352 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1352 - Federal Electronic Signatures.

691.1352 Federal electronic signatures.Sec. 22.  This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 USC 7003(b). History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1354 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 159 of 2014 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act (691.1331 - 691.1354)|Section 691.1354 - Effective Date.

691.1354 Effective date.Sec. 24.  This act takes effect 180 days after it is enacted into law. History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
MI Comp L § 691.1402a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 170 of 1964 - Governmental Liability for Negligence (691.1401 - 691.1419)|Section 691.1402a - Municipal Corporation; Maintenance of Sidewalk; Liability; Presumption; Additional Defense; Limitation.

691.1402a Municipal corporation; maintenance of sidewalk; liability; presumption; additional defense; limitation.Sec. 2a.  (1) A municipal corporation in which a sidewalk is installed adjacent to a municipal, county, or state highway shall maintain the sidewalk in reasonable repair.  (2) A municipal corporation is not liable for breach of a duty to maintain a sidewalk unless the plaintiff proves that at least 30 days before the occurrence of the relevant injury, death, or damage, the municipal corporation knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the existence of the defect in the sidewalk.  (3) In a civil action, a municipal corporation that has a duty to maintain a sidewalk under subsection (1) is presumed to have maintained the sidewalk in reasonable repair. This presumption may only be rebutted by evidence of facts showing that a proximate cause of the injury was 1 or both of the following:  (a) A vertical discontinuity defect of 2 inches or more in the sidewalk.  (b) A dangerous condition in the sidewalk itself of a particular character other than solely a vertical discontinuity.  (4) Whether a presumption under subsection (3) has been rebutted is a question of law for the court.  (5) In a civil action, a municipal corporation that has a duty to maintain a sidewalk under subsection (1) may assert, in addition to any other defense available to it, any defense available under the common law with respect to a premises liability claim, including, but not limited to, a defense that the condition was open and obvious.  (6) A municipal corporation's liability under subsection (1) is limited by section 81131 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81131. History: Add. 1999, Act 205, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 50, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2012 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 419, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 205 of 1999 provides:“Enacting section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of 1964 PA 170, MCL 691.1401 and 691.1402, as amended by this amendatory act, and section 2a, as added by this amendatory act, apply only to a cause of action arising on or after the effective date of this amendatory act.”Popular Name: Governmental Immunity ActPopular Name: 2-Inch Rule
MI Comp L § 691.1403 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 170 of 1964 - Governmental Liability for Negligence (691.1401 - 691.1419)|Section 691.1403 - Defective Highways; Knowledge of Defect, Repair.

691.1403 Defective highways; knowledge of defect, repair. Sec. 3.  No governmental agency is liable for injuries or damages caused by defective highways unless the governmental agency knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known, of the existence of the defect and had a reasonable time to repair the defect before the injury took place. Knowledge of the defect and time to repair the same shall be conclusively presumed when the defect existed so as to be readily apparent to an ordinarily observant person for a period of 30 days or longer before the injury took place. History: 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965 Popular Name: Governmental Immunity Act
MI Comp L § 691.1405 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 170 of 1964 - Governmental Liability for Negligence (691.1401 - 691.1419)|Section 691.1405 - Government Owned Vehicles; Liability for Negligent Operation.

691.1405 Government owned vehicles; liability for negligent operation. Sec. 5.  Governmental agencies shall be liable for bodily injury and property damage resulting from the negligent operation by any officer, agent, or employee of the governmental agency, of a motor vehicle of which the governmental agency is owner, as defined in Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965 Popular Name: Governmental Immunity Act