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MI Comp L § 600.8306 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8306 - Power With Respect to Attachment and Garnishment; Conditions Upon Which Relief Available; Compliance With Rules; Garnishment Proceedings as Auxiliary Actions; Fees.

600.8306 Power with respect to attachment and garnishment; conditions upon which relief available; compliance with rules; garnishment proceedings as auxiliary actions; fees. Sec. 8306.  (1) Subject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court and municipal courts shall have the same power with respect to attachment and garnishment as the circuit court.  (2) The conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 4001 with respect to attachment and under sections 4011 and 4012 with respect to garnishment.  (3) The district court and municipal courts may exercise the jurisdiction granted by this section only if action is taken in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court to protect the parties.  (4) In the district court, except where service of a writ of garnishment is a prerequisite to the exercise of jurisdiction under the conditions prescribed in section 4011(3), all garnishment proceedings shall be treated as auxiliary actions to the principal action. The party commencing such a proceeding in the district court shall not be required to pay an additional filing fee or jury fee with respect to that garnishment proceeding. The clerk shall charge and collect a $15.00 service fee for each writ of garnishment, attachment, or execution or for each judgment debtor discovery subpoena issued.  (5) Fees shall not be required with respect to attachment and garnishment except as otherwise provided by law. History: Add. 1971, Act 41, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 371, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 189, Eff. Oct. 8, 1993 Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 371 of 1974 provides: “The provisions of this act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”
MI Comp L § 600.8307 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8307 - Actions as Cause of Discipline or Discharge of Principal Defendant From Employment; Reinstatement; Civil Action.

600.8307 Actions as cause of discipline or discharge of principal defendant from employment; reinstatement; civil action. Sec. 8307.  A garnishee defendant shall not use the fact that the principal defendant has had 1 or more actions brought against him under the provisions of section 8306 or chapter 40 as a cause of discipline or discharge of the principal defendant from employment. A garnishee defendant who violates the provisions of this section shall be required to reinstate the principal defendant to employment and reimburse all compensation lost by the discipline or discharge. The principal defendant may enforce his rights under this section by appropriate civil action. History: Add. 1974, Act 371, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975 Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 371 of 1974 provides: “The provisions of this act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”
MI Comp L § 600.8308 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8308 - Unlawful Taking or Detention of Goods or Chattels; Civil Action to Recover Possession; Power of District Court, Municipal Court, and Common Pleas Court; Conditions; Delivery Before Judgment.

600.8308 Unlawful taking or detention of goods or chattels; civil action to recover possession; power of district court, municipal court, and common pleas court; conditions; delivery before judgment. Sec. 8308.  (1) Subject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court, municipal court, and a common pleas court shall have the same power as the circuit court with respect to civil actions to recover the possession of goods or chattels which are unlawfully taken or unlawfully detained.  (2) The conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 2920(1).  (3) Delivery of the goods or chattels to the claimant before judgment may be required only as provided in section 2920(1)(d).  History: Add. 1976, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1976 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 79 of 1976 provides: “This amendatory act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”
MI Comp L § 600.8311 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8311 - District Court; Jurisdiction.

600.8311 District court; jurisdiction.Sec. 8311.  The district court has jurisdiction of all of the following:  (a) Misdemeanors punishable by a fine or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.  (b) Ordinance and charter violations punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both.  (c) Arraignments, the fixing of bail and the accepting of bonds.  (d) Probable cause conferences in all felony cases and misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the district court and all matters allowed at the probable cause conference under section 4 of chapter VI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 766.4.  (e) Preliminary examinations in all felony cases and misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the district court and all matters allowed at the preliminary examination under chapter VI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 766.1 to 766.22. There shall not be a preliminary examination for any misdemeanor to be tried in a district court.  (f) Circuit court arraignments in all felony cases and misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the district court under section 13 of chapter VI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 766.13. Sentencing for felony cases and misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the district court shall be conducted by a circuit judge. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 124, Imd. Eff. May 20, 2014 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 124 of 2014 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to cases in which the defendant is arraigned in the district court or the municipal court on or after January 1, 2015."
MI Comp L § 600.8313 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8313 - Prosecution of Violations; Exception.

600.8313 Prosecution of violations; exception. Sec. 8313.  (1) A violation of state criminal law shall be prosecuted in the district court by the prosecuting attorney. A violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision that is a misdemeanor or that is not designated as a civil infraction shall be prosecuted in the district court by the attorney for the political subdivision whose ordinance was violated. If the violation is a civil infraction, the prosecuting attorney or attorney for the political subdivision shall appear in court only in those civil infraction actions that are contested before a judge of the district court in a formal hearing as provided in any of the following, as applicable:  (a) Section 8721.  (b) Section 8821.  (c) Section 747 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.747.  (2) This section does not apply to an ordinance violation designated a blight violation by a political subdivision that establishes an administrative hearings bureau pursuant to statute to adjudicate and impose sanctions for blight violations. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 511, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 12, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 54, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 319, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.8315 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8315 - Actions Prohibited; Exception.

600.8315 Actions prohibited; exception. Sec. 8315.  The district court shall not have jurisdiction in actions for injunctions, divorce or actions which are historically equitable in nature, except as otherwise provided by law. However, the district court has jurisdiction and power to make any order proper to fully effectuate the district court's jurisdiction and judgments. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996
MI Comp L § 600.8316 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8316 - Marriages; Authority to Perform; Fee; Indigent Parties; Waiver.

600.8316 Marriages; authority to perform; fee; indigent parties; waiver.Sec. 8316.  (1) District judges and magistrates may perform marriages and shall charge a fee of $10.00 that shall be deposited in the treasury of the district control unit at the end of each month. A fee paid under this section shall be remitted to the district court in which the district judge or magistrate performing the marriage serves.  (2) A district judge or magistrate may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 267, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012
MI Comp L § 600.8317 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8317 - Powers of District Court.

600.8317 Powers of district court. Sec. 8317.  The district court has the same power to issue warrants; subpoena witnesses; and require the production of books, papers, records, documents, and other evidence; and to punish for contempt as the circuit court now has or may hereafter have. The district court and the several judges thereof may provide for pleadings and motions; issue process and subpoenas; compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses; enter and set aside defaults and default judgments; allow amendments to pleadings, process, motions, and orders; order adjournments and continuances; appoint attorneys to represent indigent persons accused of misdemeanors or ordinance violations as defined in section 1(h) and (j) of chapter 1 of Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, being section 761.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; make and enforce all other writs and orders; and do all other things necessary to hear and determine matters within the jurisdiction of the court as provided by law. This section shall not be construed as an independent grant of jurisdiction in actions for injunctions, divorce, or actions which are historically equitable in nature. The judges and clerks of the district court and district court magistrates may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments of instruments in writing. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985
MI Comp L § 600.8318 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8318 - Pleadings and Procedures; Rules.

600.8318 Pleadings and procedures; rules. Sec. 8318.  Pleadings and procedures in the district court shall be governed by rules established by the supreme court and the district court under supervision of the supreme court, except as otherwise provided by law. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
MI Comp L § 600.8319 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8319 - Basis and Exercise of Jurisdiction.

600.8319 Basis and exercise of jurisdiction. Sec. 8319.  Except as to an action commenced in the small claims division, the existence of any basis of jurisdiction provided for in chapter 7 shall enable the district court to exercise the jurisdiction provided therein. History: Add. 1971, Act 61, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1971
MI Comp L § 600.8320 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8320 - Definitions; Multiple District Plans; Assignment as District Judge.

600.8320 Definitions; multiple district plans; assignment as district judge. Sec. 8320.  (1) As used in this section:  (a) "Multiple district area" means an area composed of either of the following:  (i) Two or more districts of the district court within a county participating or proposing to participate in a multiple district plan.  (ii) Two adjoining districts of the first class.  (b) "Multiple district plan" means an arrangement in which a district judge or district court magistrate is authorized to conduct arraignments, set bail or recognizances, provide for the appointment of counsel, or make determinations of probable cause and issue warrants, for all of the participating districts within a multiple district area.  (2) The chief or only judges of 2 or more districts of the district court within a county or the chief or only judges of 2 adjoining districts of the first class may create a multiple district plan or plans subject to all of the following limitations and requirements:  (a) A multiple district plan shall be in writing and shall be signed by the chief or only judges of all participating districts in the multiple district area.  (b) A multiple district plan shall specify who has superintending control of a district court magistrate acting under the plan and may include, but shall not be limited to, provisions regarding compensation for the district court magistrate and any support personnel and use of facilities.  (c) A multiple district plan shall not grant to a district court magistrate powers or duties that are not authorized by chapter 85 or that exceed the authorization of the chief or only judge of the district on behalf of which the magistrate is acting.  (d) A multiple district plan may authorize a district court magistrate appointed pursuant to section 8501 to serve at any location, and on behalf of all participating districts, within the multiple district area.  (e) A multiple district plan is subject to approval by the state court administrator.  (3) A district judge shall not serve outside the district for which he or she is elected pursuant to a multiple district plan under this section unless he or she is assigned by the supreme court to act as a district judge for the other district or districts designated by the plan. History: Add. 1994, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1994
MI Comp L § 600.8321 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8321 - Civil Process; Service.

600.8321 Civil process; service.Sec. 8321.  (1) Civil process in the district court shall be served by a sheriff, deputy sheriff or a court officer appointed by the judges of the court for that purpose, except that officers of the department of state police or conservation officers of the department of natural resources may serve civil process in any action to which the state is a party and police officers of an incorporated city or village may serve civil process in any action to which the incorporated city or village is a party.  (2) Under rules of the supreme court, any other person may serve any process or order of the district court that does not require the seizure, attachment, or garnishment of property or the arrest of a person. This section applies notwithstanding section 1908. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005
MI Comp L § 600.8323 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8323 - District Court; Witnesses, Fees; Payment.

600.8323 District court; witnesses, fees; payment. Sec. 8323.  Witnesses in the district court shall be entitled to receive the same fees and mileage allowances to which witnesses in circuit court are entitled. Where the county is responsible for such expenses in the circuit court, the district control unit for the place where the trial occurs shall be responsible for such expenses in the district court. History: Add. 1969, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969
MI Comp L § 600.8326 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8326 - Service of Process; Schedule of Fees; Mileage Rate.

600.8326 Service of process; schedule of fees; mileage rate. Sec. 8326.  The schedule of fees and the rate for mileage provided in section 2559 shall be the fees and the rate of mileage for process served out of the district court. History: Add. 1979, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 1982
MI Comp L § 600.8331 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8331 - Proceedings to Be Recorded.

600.8331 Proceedings to be recorded.Sec. 8331.  All proceedings in the district court, except as otherwise provided by law or supreme court rule, shall be recorded. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005
MI Comp L § 600.8341 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8341 - Appeals on Record.

600.8341 Appeals on record. Sec. 8341.  Appeals from the district court shall be on a written transcript of the record made in the district court or on a record settled and agreed to by the parties and approved by the court. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
MI Comp L § 600.8342 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8342 - Appeals From District Court; Appeals to Court of Appeals From Circuit Court or Recorder's Court; Appeals Based on Pleas of Guilty or Nolo Contendere.

600.8342 Appeals from district court; appeals to court of appeals from circuit court or recorder's court; appeals based on pleas of guilty or nolo contendere. Sec. 8342.  (1) Appeals from the district court shall be to the circuit court in the county in which the judgment is rendered.  (2) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), all appeals from final judgments shall be as of right and all other appeals shall be by application.  (3) All appeals to the court of appeals from judgments entered by the circuit court or the recorder's court on appeals from the district court shall be by application.  (4) All appeals from final orders and judgments based upon pleas of guilty or nolo contendere shall be by application. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 206, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1997
MI Comp L § 600.8343 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8343 - Judgments of Abolished Courts.

600.8343 Judgments of abolished courts. Sec. 8343.  All orders and judgments entered prior to January 1, 1969 by courts abolished under section 9921 shall be appealable in like manner and to the same courts as applicable prior to January 1, 1969. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
MI Comp L § 600.8344 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8344 - Register of Actions as Replacement for Destroyed Paper Upon Which Judgment Entered; Applicability of Section.

600.8344 Register of actions as replacement for destroyed paper upon which judgment entered; applicability of section.Sec. 8344.  The validity and enforceability of a judgment are not affected by the destruction of the piece of paper upon which the judgment is entered, but the register of actions itself, or a certified reproduction of the register of actions under the records reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.401 to 24.406, is a complete replacement of the judgment and the records of the action. This section applies to all of the following:  (a) Judgments of municipal and common pleas courts abolished after January 1, 1969, if the judgment was entered or the action disposed of after January 1, 1969.   (b) Actions entered in the small claims division of the district court, except that a register of actions is not required to be preserved or maintained after destruction of the file. History: Add. 1976, Act 371, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1984 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2013
MI Comp L § 600.8345 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-83 - Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)|Section 600.8345 - Causes Transferred From Abolished Courts.

600.8345 Causes transferred from abolished courts. Sec. 8345.  All causes of action transferred to the district court by the provisions of this act from any court abolished by the provisions of this act shall be as valid and subsisting as they were in the court from which they were transferred. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968