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MI Comp L § 600.2807 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2807 - Property Owned as Tenants by the Entirety; Priority; Exceptions; Sale or Refinance of Property Subject to Judgment Lien; Limitation on Proceeds.

600.2807 Property owned as tenants by the entirety; priority; exceptions; sale or refinance of property subject to judgment lien; limitation on proceeds. Sec. 2807.  (1) A judgment lien does not attach to an interest in real property owned as tenants by the entirety unless the underlying judgment is entered against both the husband and wife.  (2) With the following exceptions, a judgment lien has priority over a lien recorded with the register of deeds after the notice of judgment lien is recorded:  (a) A purchase money mortgage.  (b) A mortgage to the extent that proceeds of the mortgage are used to pay 1 or more of the following:  (i) Purchase money mortgage debt.  (ii) A subsequent refinancing of purchase money mortgage debt.  (iii) A nonpurchase money mortgage recorded before attachment of the judgment lien.  (c) A lien that secures an advance made under a previously recorded future-advance mortgage.  (d) A lien that has or acquires priority by operation of law.  (e) A claim of lien recorded with the register of deeds under section 111 of the construction lien act, 1980 PA 497, MCL 570.1111.  (f) A lien for unpaid assessments or charges due to a condominium association, homeowners' association, or property owners' association that arises from or pursuant to recorded restrictions that run with the land.  (g) A state or federal tax lien.  (3) If property subject to a judgment lien recorded under this chapter is sold or refinanced, proceeds of the sale or refinancing due to a judgment creditor are limited to the judgment debtor's equity in the property at the time of the sale or refinancing after all liens senior to the judgment lien, property taxes, and costs and fees necessary to close the sale or refinancing are paid or extinguished. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2809 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2809 - Judgment Lien; Expiration; Rerecording; Tolling or Suspension of Time Period; Judgment Lien Extinguished.

600.2809 Judgment lien; expiration; rerecording; tolling or suspension of time period; judgment lien extinguished. Sec. 2809.  (1) Unless subsection (2) or (3) applies, a judgment lien expires 5 years after the date it is recorded.  (2) Unless subsection (3) applies, if a judgment lien is rerecorded under subsection (4), the judgment lien expires 5 years after the date it is rerecorded.  (3) If the judgment expires before the judgment lien expires, the judgment lien expires on the date that the judgment expires.  (4) A judgment lien may be rerecorded only once. A judgment lien is rerecorded by recording with the register of deeds, not less than 120 days before the initial expiration date under subsection (1), a second notice of judgment lien that has been certified by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment.  (5) The filing of a state or federal insolvency proceeding by the judgment debtor does not toll or suspend the time period in which a judgment lien is effective.  (6) A judgment lien is extinguished when 1 or more of the following are recorded with the office of the register of deeds where the judgment lien is recorded:  (a) A discharge of judgment lien signed by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney.  (b) A certified copy of a satisfaction of judgment that has been filed with the court that issued the judgment.  (c) A certified copy of a court order that discharges the judgment lien.  (d) A copy of the judgment debtor's discharge in bankruptcy issued by a United States bankruptcy court and a copy of the bankruptcy schedule listing the judgment debt. This subdivision does not apply if an order entered in the judgment debtor's bankruptcy case determining that the debt is nondischargeable is recorded with the register of deeds. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2811 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2811 - Recording Discharge or Partial Discharge of Judgment Lien.

600.2811 Recording discharge or partial discharge of judgment lien. Sec. 2811.  Within 28 days after payment in full of the amount due on a judgment that is the basis for a judgment lien, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall record a discharge of judgment lien with the office of the register of deeds where the judgment lien is recorded. If payment on a judgment lien is made from the judgment debtor's equity as described in section 2807(3) and is not payment in full of the amount due on the lien, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall record a partial discharge of judgment lien for the amount paid. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2813 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2813 - Failure of Judgment Creditor to Record Discharge of Judgment Lien; Liability; Filing of Affidavit by Judgment Debtor.

600.2813 Failure of judgment creditor to record discharge of judgment lien; liability; filing of affidavit by judgment debtor. Sec. 2813.  (1) A judgment creditor that has not recorded a discharge of judgment lien as required by section 2811 shall record the discharge within 14 days after receiving a written request from the judgment debtor by certified mail. A judgment creditor that fails to comply with this section is liable to the judgment debtor for $300.00 plus all actual damages and costs sustained by the judgment debtor because of the failure.  (2) If a judgment debtor has paid a judgment in full or has made a partial payment from equity as described in section 2807(3), has sent a request under subsection (1), and is unable, after exercising due diligence, to locate the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney, the judgment debtor may record an affidavit that complies with this subsection with the register of deeds with whom the judgment lien is recorded. The judgment debtor shall state in the affidavit that the judgment debtor sent a request under subsection (1) to the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney and shall attach to the affidavit a copy of a written instrument that evidences payment of the judgment and a copy of the receipt for the certified mailing of the request. Recording the affidavit, written instrument, and receipt discharges the judgment lien completely or, if payment is made from the judgment debtor's equity as described in section 2807(3) and is not payment in full of the amount due on the lien, partially to the extent of the amount paid. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2815 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2815 - Person With Same or Similar Name as Judgment Debtor.

600.2815 Person with same or similar name as judgment debtor. Sec. 2815.  (1) A person who has the same or a similar name as a judgment debtor may demand in writing that a judgment creditor that has recorded a judgment lien against the judgment debtor deliver to the person a recordable document that discharges the judgment lien as to property owned by the person. The demand shall be accompanied by reasonable proof that the person is not the judgment debtor and that the property is not subject to the judgment lien.  (2) Within 14 days after receipt of a demand that complies with subsection (1), the judgment creditor shall deliver to the person making the demand a recordable document that discharges the judgment lien as to the property of the person. A judgment creditor that improperly fails to comply with this subsection is liable to the person making the demand for all actual damages and costs sustained by the person because of the failure and is presumed to be liable for at least $300.00.  (3) If a judgment creditor does not deliver a document as required by subsection (2), the person making the demand may move the court that entered the judgment for an order discharging the judgment lien. The motion shall be served on the judgment creditor. On presentation of evidence satisfactory to the court that the property is not subject to the judgment, the court shall order the judgment creditor to prepare and deliver a recordable discharge of the judgment lien or issue an order discharging the judgment lien. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a party that prevails on a motion under this section. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2817 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2817 - Judgment Lien; Additional and Separate From Remedy or Interest Created by Law or Contract.

600.2817 Judgment lien; additional and separate from remedy or interest created by law or contract. Sec. 2817.  A judgment lien is in addition to and separate from any other remedy or interest created by law or contract. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2819 (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)|236-1961-28. - Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)|Section 600.2819 - Foreclosure.

600.2819 Foreclosure. Sec. 2819.  There is no right to foreclose a judgment lien created under this chapter. At the time the judgment debtor makes a conveyance, as that term is defined in section 35 of 1846 RS 65, MCL 565.35, of, sells under an executory contract, or refinances the interest in real property that is subject to the judgment lien, the judgment debtor shall pay the amount due to the judgment creditor, as determined under section 2807(3), to the judgment creditor. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2901 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2901 - Actions Abolished; Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction, and Breach of Contract to Marry.

600.2901 Actions abolished; alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, and breach of contract to marry. Sec. 2901.  The following causes of action are abolished:  (1) alienation of the affections of any person, animal, or thing capable of feeling affection, whatsoever;  (2) criminal conversation;  (3) seduction of any person of the age of 18 years or more;  (4) breach of contract to marry. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2902 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2902 - Actions Abolished; Certain Real Actions.

600.2902 Actions abolished; certain real actions. Sec. 2902.  All writs of right, writs of dower, writs of entry, and writs of assize, all fines and common recoveries, and all other real actions known to the common law, not enumerated and retained in this act, and all writs and other processes heretofore used in real actions, which are not specifically retained in this act, are abolished. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2903 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2903 - Judgment in Tort; Renewal; Continuance of Remedies.

600.2903 Judgment in tort; renewal; continuance of remedies. Sec. 2903.  Any judgment in tort heretofore or hereafter rendered and of record in any court of record in this state may be sued on and renewed, within the time and as provided by law, and such renewal judgment or judgments, when obtained, shall likewise be in tort and have the same attributes as the original tort judgment or judgments, with all the rights and remedies of tort judgments attaching thereto. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2904 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2904 - Repealed. 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965.

600.2904 Repealed. 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section abolished governmental immunity of political subdivisions in actions arising out of operation of motor vehicles, and provided for payment of premiums on liability insurance.
MI Comp L § 600.2905 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2905 - Civil Actions by State; Laws Applicable.

600.2905 Civil actions by state; laws applicable. Sec. 2905.  Every suit or proceeding in a civil cause instituted in the name of the people of this state, by any public officer duly authorized for that purpose, is subject to all the provisions of law respecting similar suits or proceedings, when instituted by or in the name of any citizen, except where provision is or shall be otherwise expressly made by statute. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2906 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2906 - Confession of Judgment.

600.2906 Confession of judgment. Sec. 2906.  Judgments may be entered in any circuit court at any time, upon a plea of confession, signed by an attorney of such court, although there is no suit then pending between the parties, if the following provisions are complied with, and not otherwise:  (1) The authority for confessing such judgment shall be in some proper instrument, distinct from that containing the bond, contract or other evidence of the demand for which such judgment was confessed;  (2) Such authority shall be produced to the officer signing each judgment, and shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which the judgment shall be entered, at the time of the filing and docketing of such judgment. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2907 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2907 - Malicious Prosecution or Action; Civil Liability, Penalty.

600.2907 Malicious prosecution or action; civil liability, penalty. Sec. 2907.  Every person who shall, for vexation and trouble or maliciously, cause or procure any other to be arrested, attached, or in any way proceeded against, by any process or civil or criminal action, or in any other manner prescribed by law, to answer to the suit or prosecution of any person, without the consent of such person, or where there is no such person known, shall be liable to the person so arrested, attached or proceeded against, in treble the amount of the damages and expenses which, by any verdict, shall be found to have been sustained and incurred by him; and shall be liable to the person in whose name such arrest or proceeding was had in the sum of $200.00 damages, and shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable on conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2907a (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2907a - Violation of MCL 565.25; Liability to Owner of Encumbered Property; Penalty.

600.2907a Violation of MCL 565.25; liability to owner of encumbered property; penalty. Sec. 2907a.  (1) A person who violates section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 565.25 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, by encumbering property through the recording of a document without lawful cause with the intent to harass or intimidate any person is liable to the owner of the property encumbered for all of the following:  (a) All of the costs incurred in bringing an action under section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, including actual attorney fees.  (b) All damages the owner of the property may have sustained as a result of the filing of the encumbrance.  (c) Exemplary damages.  (2) A person who violates section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, by encumbering property through the recording of a document without lawful cause with the intent to harass or intimidate any person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. History: Add. 1996, Act 527, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
MI Comp L § 600.2908 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2908 - Repealed. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.

600.2908 Repealed. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to civil actions against stockholders for labor performed for the corporation.
MI Comp L § 600.2909 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2909 - Stockholders; Individual Liability for Corporate Debts; Enforcement; Labor Debts.

600.2909 Stockholders; individual liability for corporate debts; enforcement; labor debts. Sec. 2909.  Whenever any stockholders are individually liable for the debts of a corporation the remedy for the enforcement of their liability shall be as prescribed by the court rules and not otherwise. This section does not apply to actions for labor performed when the action is brought by the person who performed the labor or his assignees. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2910 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2910 - Action for Seduction.

600.2910 Action for seduction. Sec. 2910.  Actions for seduction are subject to the following provisions and limitations:  (1) In any action for seduction it is necessary to allege and prove that the female seduced was not 18 years of age or over at the time of the seduction.  (2) In any action for seduction it is not necessary to allege or prove any loss of services in consequence of the seduction.  (3) An action for seduction may be brought by the seduced female's mother, father, or guardian. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2912 (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2912 - Actions for Malpractice; Member of State Licensed Profession.

600.2912 Actions for malpractice; member of state licensed profession. Sec. 2912.  (1) A civil action for malpractice may be maintained against any person professing or holding himself out to be a member of a state licensed profession. The rules of the common law applicable to actions against members of a state licensed profession, for malpractice, are applicable against any person who holds himself out to be a member of a state licensed profession.  (2) Malpractice may be given in evidence in defense to any action for services rendered by the member of a state licensed profession, or person holding himself out to be a member of a state licensed profession. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2912a (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)|236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)|Section 600.2912a - Action Alleging Malpractice; Burden of Proof.

600.2912a Action alleging malpractice; burden of proof. Sec. 2912a.  (1) Subject to subsection (2), in an action alleging malpractice, the plaintiff has the burden of proving that in light of the state of the art existing at the time of the alleged malpractice:  (a) The defendant, if a general practitioner, failed to provide the plaintiff the recognized standard of acceptable professional practice or care in the community in which the defendant practices or in a similar community, and that as a proximate result of the defendant failing to provide that standard, the plaintiff suffered an injury.  (b) The defendant, if a specialist, failed to provide the recognized standard of practice or care within that specialty as reasonably applied in light of the facilities available in the community or other facilities reasonably available under the circumstances, and as a proximate result of the defendant failing to provide that standard, the plaintiff suffered an injury.  (2) In an action alleging medical malpractice, the plaintiff has the burden of proving that he or she suffered an injury that more probably than not was proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant or defendants. In an action alleging medical malpractice, the plaintiff cannot recover for loss of an opportunity to survive or an opportunity to achieve a better result unless the opportunity was greater than 50%. History: Add. 1977, Act 272, Eff. Mar. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 78, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994