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MI Comp L § 600.2607 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2607 - Stay Pending Appeal of Judgment; Amount of Bond; Limitation; Rescission of Limitation.

600.2607 Stay pending appeal of judgment; amount of bond; limitation; rescission of limitation. Sec. 2607.  (1) The amount of a bond issued to stay execution on a judgment while an appeal is pending shall be determined according to the applicable Michigan court rules and statutory provisions. The bond shall not exceed $25,000,000.00 regardless of the amount of the judgment. The maximum amount allowed for a bond under this subsection shall be adjusted on January 1 following the fifth year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and on January 1 every 5 years after that adjustment by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the annual aggregate percentage change in the Detroit consumer price index since the previous adjustment. As used in this subsection, "Detroit consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor and as certified by the state treasurer.  (2) If the appellee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the party for whom the bond to stay execution has been limited is purposefully dissipating or diverting assets outside of the ordinary course of business for the purpose of avoiding ultimate payment of the judgment, the court shall rescind the limitation granted under subsection (1). History: Add. 2002, Act 265, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 265 of 2002 provides:“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2003 and applies to an appeal filed on or after that date.”
MI Comp L § 600.2611 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2611 - Bond Not Required of State or Municipal Corporation; Appeal.

600.2611 Bond not required of state or municipal corporation; appeal. Sec. 2611.  In any suit or proceeding in which the state, or any state officer duly authorized for that purpose, or any corporate body in charge of any state institution, or any municipal corporation, is a party, no bond shall be required to be given by any such party as a prerequisite to the taking of an appeal, or the making of an order staying proceedings. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2615 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2615 - Bond Not Required of State or Municipal Corporation; Process.

600.2615 Bond not required of state or municipal corporation; process. Sec. 2615.  No bond, obligation, or security may be required of the state of Michigan, or of any of its departments, institutions or subdivisions in any action instituted by or in which the state of Michigan or any of its departments, institutions or subdivisions is a party, or for the issuance of any warrant or levying of any execution on behalf of said parties. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2621 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2621 - Single Corporate Surety; Sufficiency.

600.2621 Single corporate surety; sufficiency. Sec. 2621.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, a statute requiring a bond with 2 sureties on the bond may be satisfied by having, as surety on the bond, a single corporate surety authorized to transact such business in this state. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2625 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2625 - Oath to Sureties or Bail.

600.2625 Oath to sureties or bail. Sec. 2625.  Whenever any officer is authorized to take any sureties or bail, he is authorized to administer an oath to every person who is offered as such bail or surety, to ascertain his sufficiency. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2641 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2641 - Change in Parties; Effect; New Bonds.

600.2641 Change in parties; effect; new bonds. Sec. 2641.  No change in parties, made by order of court, shall impair any previous attachment of the estate of any person remaining a defendant in the action; nor impair bonds or recognizances of any person remaining a party either as against himself or his sureties; nor impair receipts to an officer for property attached; and, when parties are changed, the court may order new bonds if such new bonds are deemed necessary. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2645 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2645 - Liability of Officer if Sureties Insufficient; Recovery of Penalty by State or County.

600.2645 Liability of officer if sureties insufficient; recovery of penalty by state or county. Sec. 2645.  (1) If on the return of an execution, duly issued upon any judgment obtained on a bond, it appears that the sureties taken therein were insufficient at the time of taking, and that the officer receiving them had reasonable ground to doubt their sufficiency, or failed to comply with the rules of the supreme court in receiving the bond, the officer is liable to the party aggrieved for the amount of the judgment recovered by him, and for his costs and expenses in such suit.  (2) If such suit was brought by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, an action may in like manner be brought by them, in the name of the people of this state, for the amount of the judgment so recovered. The penalty recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which the bond was taken, to the credit of the general fund. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2651 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2651 - Joint Defendants; Appeal Bond; Judgment Against Sureties.

600.2651 Joint defendants; appeal bond; judgment against sureties. Sec. 2651.  If the defendants, or any 2 or more of them, have taken any cause where they are joint defendants by appeal to any court, and have filed a bond on appeal and on the trial or hearing in the higher court, a verdict, finding, opinion or judgment is rendered for 1 or more of such defendants so appealing, the surety or sureties on such appeal bond shall not be released from his or their liability on such bond by reason of such action, but judgment may be entered against said surety or sureties as well as against the defendant or defendants held liable. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2655 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2655 - Security for Costs; Judgment Against Surety.

600.2655 Security for costs; judgment against surety. Sec. 2655.  Whenever any person becomes security for costs for another, in any court in this state, whether such security is required by law to be given, or is required by order of the court, in case the opposite party in any such action recovers final judgment for costs against the principal, thereupon judgment or decree may immediately be entered, as well against such surety as against such principal, and execution may issue against such surety, in the same manner as if he had been himself a party to such suit. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2661 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2661 - Actions on Probate Bonds.

600.2661 Actions on probate bonds. Sec. 2661.  All actions may be commenced in this state by order of a probate court, upon any bond required by law to be filed with such court. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2665 (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)|236-1961-26 - Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)|Section 600.2665 - Attorney Not to Post Bond; Probate Fiduciary.

600.2665 Attorney not to post bond; probate fiduciary. Sec. 2665.  No practicing attorney or counselor shall become a surety or post bond for any client in criminal or civil matters. This section shall not apply to any bond of $100.00 or less required to be filed by a fiduciary in the probate court or the family division of circuit court. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
MI Comp L § 600.2701 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2701 - Notice Lis Pendens; Recording; Copy as Evidence.

600.2701 Notice lis pendens; recording; copy as evidence. Sec. 2701.  (1) To render the filing of a complaint constructive notice to a purchaser of any real estate, the plaintiff shall file for record, with the register of deeds of the county in which the lands to be affected by such constructive notice are situated, a notice of the pendency of such action, setting forth the title of the cause, and the general object thereof, together with a description of the lands to be affected thereby.  (2) Such a notice may be filed with the complaint before the service of the summons; but, in that case, personal or substituted service of the summons must be made upon a defendant, within 60 days after the filing, or else, before the expiration of the same time, publication must be commenced, or service thereof must be made without the state, as prescribed by law. If the defendant dies within 60 days after the filing of the notice and before commencement or completion of service of the summons, the summons may be served upon the person substituted for the defendant within 60 days after such substitution.  (3) The register of deeds shall record such notice, in a book kept for that purpose, upon the payment of the fee as is provided by law. A copy of such record, authenticated by the register of deeds, is evidence of such notice, and the recording of the same, in all courts and places. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2711 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2711 - Notice Lis Pendens; Filing by Defendant.

600.2711 Notice lis pendens; filing by defendant. Sec. 2711.  Where a defendant sets up in his answer a counterclaim, upon which he demands an affirmative judgment affecting the title to, or the possession, use or enjoyment of real property, he may file for record a like notice at the time of filing his answer or at any time afterwards before final judgment. For these purposes, the defendant filing such a notice is regarded as a plaintiff and the plaintiff is regarded as a defendant. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2715 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2715 - Notice Lis Pendens; Duration; Extension.

600.2715 Notice lis pendens; duration; extension. Sec. 2715.  (1) A notice of pendency hereafter filed for record shall be effective as notice for a period of 3 years from the date of filing. Before the expiration of the period, the court upon application of the plaintiff and upon such notice as may be directed or approved by the court, and for good cause shown, may from time to time grant additional orders each extending the period of duration of the notice of pendency for a period of not more than 3 years. If extended, a copy of the notice stating the date of filing of the immediately preceding notice, and stamped or marked "extended", shall be filed for record, recorded and indexed prior to the expiration of the notice of pendency then in force in the manner prescribed in this chapter.  (2) A notice of pendency heretofore filed shall be effective for a period of 3 years from the effective date of this act, and shall be subject to extension as herein prescribed. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2721 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2721 - Notice Lis Pendens; Index by Register of Deeds.

600.2721 Notice lis pendens; index by register of deeds. Sec. 2721.  Each register of deeds shall enter in an index to be kept in his office, such references to the said notices, as will enable all persons interested to search his office for such notices without inconvenience. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2725 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2725 - Notice Lis Pendens; Cancellation; Costs.

600.2725 Notice lis pendens; cancellation; costs. Sec. 2725.  (1) If a plaintiff filing the notice before the service of the summons fails to serve the same within the time prescribed in this chapter, or after the action is settled, discontinued or abated, or final judgment is rendered therein against the party filing the notice, and the time to appeal therefrom has expired, the court, upon the application of any person aggrieved and upon such notice as may be directed or approved by it, shall direct that a notice of the pendency of an action be canceled of record by a particular register of deeds, or by all the registers of deeds, with whom it is filed.  (2) If a plaintiff filing the notice unreasonably neglects to proceed in the action, or does not commence or prosecute the action in good faith, the court, in its discretion, upon the application of any person aggrieved and upon such notice as may be directed or approved by it, may direct that a notice of the pendency of an action be canceled of record by a particular register of deeds, or by all the registers of deeds, with whom it is filed.  (3) The cancellation shall be made by a note to that effect, on the margin of the record, referring to the order. A certified copy of the order shall be filed for record with the register of deeds before the notice is canceled.  (4) The court, in its discretion, upon directing cancellation of the notice upon termination of the action, or during the pendency thereof if satisfied that the plaintiff who filed the notice unreasonably neglected to proceed in the action or did not commence or prosecute the same in good faith, may direct the plaintiff to pay all or any of the costs and expenses occasioned by filing the notice and the cancellation of the record, aside from the costs of the action itself. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2731 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2731 - Notice Lis Pendens; Cancellation; Bond.

600.2731 Notice lis pendens; cancellation; bond. Sec. 2731.  (1) In any pending or future action, other than an action to foreclose a mortgage or for the partition of real property or for dower, in which a notice of the pendency thereof has been filed and in which it appears to the court that adequate relief can be secured to the party who filed the same by the giving of a bond, where the cancellation of such notice is not otherwise expressly provided for or regulated, any person having an interest in the property affected by the action may apply for the cancellation thereof upon notice to all the parties to the action and to such other persons as the court may direct.  (2) The court in which the action is pending may make an order for the bond upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as may seem just. The discretion vested in the court by this section may be exercised in any such action, notwithstanding the same may have been brought to recover a judgment affecting the title to, or the possession, use or enjoyment, of specific real property.  (3) Upon an application as provided in subdivision (1) for cancellation of the notice of pendency, made in any pending or future action for specific performance of a contract to convey real property, whether or not the court determines that adequate relief can be secured to the party filing the notice of pendency by the giving of a bond, the court may order that the notice be canceled, upon the giving of a bond by the applicant upon terms fixed in the order, as provided in subdivision (2), unless the person filing the notice of pendency gives a bond, upon terms to be fixed by the order.  (4) The bond shall be in an amount which the court, upon consideration of the affidavits submitted upon the application, deems sufficient to indemnify the applicant for the damages he may incur if the notice of pendency is not canceled.  (5) The order shall provide that upon failure of the person filing the notice of pendency to give a bond in accordance with the order, the notice of pendency shall be canceled upon the giving of a bond by the applicant, as provided therein.  (6) Where the person who filed the notice of pendency has given a bond as provided in the order, recovery may be had upon the bond without further leave of the court, upon the discontinuance or abatement of the action, or the cancellation of the notice of pendency because of the neglect of such person to proceed in the action, or upon final judgment against him. The recovery may be obtained by a separate civil action, or by motion in the action as to which the notice was filed. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2735 (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)|236-1961-27 - Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)|Section 600.2735 - Notice Lis Pendens; Suits in Federal Courts.

600.2735 Notice lis pendens; suits in federal courts. Sec. 2735.  (1) This chapter applies to suits affecting title to real property in the federal courts.  (2) The register of deeds shall file and index notices of the pendency of actions in the federal courts as prescribed herein.  (3) If a suit is removed to a federal court, or remanded to a state court, no additional notice need be filed; the notice filed in the action prior to removal or remand remains in effect. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.2801 (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 600.2801 - Definitions.

600.2801 Definitions. Sec. 2801.  As used in this chapter:  (a) "Judgment" means a final judgment of 1 of the following:  (i) A court of record of this state.  (ii) A United States district court or bankruptcy court.  (iii) A foreign judgment filed under the uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act, 1996 PA 502, MCL 691.1171 to 691.1179.  (b) "Interest in real property" means an interest enumerated in section 6018.  (c) "Judgment lien" means an encumbrance in favor of a judgment creditor against a judgment debtor's interest in real property, including, but not limited to, after acquired property. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2803 (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 600.2803 - Attachment; Conditions.

600.2803 Attachment; conditions. Sec. 2803.  A judgment lien attaches to a judgment debtor's interest in real property if a notice of judgment lien is recorded in accordance with this chapter in the land title records of the register of deeds for the county where the property is located. The judgment lien attaches at the time the notice of judgment lien is recorded or, for after acquired property, at the time the judgment debtor acquires the interest in the property. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
MI Comp L § 600.2805 (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 600.2805 - Notice of Judgment Lien; Certification; Service.

600.2805 Notice of judgment lien; certification; service. Sec. 2805.  (1) The clerk of a court that entered a judgment shall certify a notice of judgment lien that has been filed with the court and that includes all of the following:  (a) The case caption and docket number.  (b) The current name and address of the judgment creditor and, if the judgment creditor has an attorney, the attorney.  (c) The name, last 4 digits of the social security or tax identification number, and last known address of the judgment debtor.  (d) The current balance due on the judgment.  (e) The date the judgment was entered, the expiration date of the judgment, and the expiration date of the judgment lien.  (f) The signature of the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney.  (2) A notice of judgment lien need not include a legal description of the debtor's interest in real property.  (3) Except as provided by subsection (4), a copy of a notice of judgment lien that has been certified under subsection (1) shall be served by certified mail on the judgment debtor at the judgment debtor's last known address. Proof of service shall be filed with the court that issued the judgment.  (4) If the judgment that is the subject of the judgment lien is for $25,000.00 or more, a copy of a notice of judgment lien that has been certified under subsection (1) shall be personally served on the judgment debtor and proof of service filed with the court that issued the judgment. History: Add. 2004, Act 136, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004