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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1432 - Mode of Administering Oaths; Commencement of Oath; Administration of Oath or Affirmation by Electronic or Electromagnetic Means.

600.1432 Mode of administering oaths; commencement of oath; administration of oath or affirmation by electronic or electromagnetic means.
Sec. 1432.
(1) The usual mode of administering oaths now practiced in this state, by the person who swears holding up the right hand, shall be observed in all cases in which an oath may be administered by law except as otherwise provided by law. The oath shall commence, "You do solemnly swear or affirm".
(2) If an oath or affirmation is administered by electronic or electromagnetic means of communication pursuant to section 1 of Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1966, being section 780.651 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or pursuant to section 1 of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, being section 764.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the oath or affirmation is considered to be administered before the justice, judge, or district court magistrate.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 45, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1434 - Opposition to Oath; Affirmation.

600.1434 Opposition to oath; affirmation.
Sec. 1434.
Every person conscientiously opposed to taking an oath may, instead of swearing, solemnly and sincerely affirm, under the pains and penalties of perjury.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1436 - Witness; Competency as Affected by Religion.

600.1436 Witness; competency as affected by religion.
Sec. 1436.
No person may be deemed incompetent as a witness, in any court, matter or proceeding, on account of his opinions on the subject of religion. No witness may be questioned in relation to his opinions on religion, either before or after he is sworn.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1438 - Oath by Mental Incompetent.

600.1438 Oath by mental incompetent.
Sec. 1438.
(1) Whenever any pleading is required to be verified by the party, or accompanied by the affidavit of the party, or whenever any other oath is required in order that the party may sue or be sued, and the party is, or is alleged to be, mentally incompetent, such incompetency shall not bar the administration of the oath or affirmation for the purpose of allowing the incompetent party to sue or be sued.
(2) Instead of, or in addition to, the verification or affidavit by the party, the guardian, guardian ad litem, or next friend may make the verification or affidavit, and may do so on information and belief.
(3) This section does not affect the competency of the witness to testify, nor does it affect the civil or criminal liability of the party for his statements under oath.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1442 - Oaths or Affidavits; Court Appointee; Stipulation.

600.1442 Oaths or affidavits; court appointee; stipulation.
Sec. 1442.
Oaths, affidavits and depositions, in any cause, matter or proceeding in any court of record, may also be taken before any person appointed by the court for that purpose or before any person upon whom the parties agree by stipulation in writing or on the record.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1445 - Physical Examination of Person Ordered by Court, Board or Commission, or Other Public Body or Officer.

600.1445 Physical examination of person ordered by court, board or commission, or other public body or officer.
Sec. 1445.
(1) If a court, board or commission, or other public body or officer orders an individual to submit to a physical examination, the order shall notify the individual that he or she has the right to have his or her attorney present at the physical examination.
(2) Except as otherwise determined by the court, board or commission, or other public body or officer, the order may provide that the individual shall, at least 3 days prior to the date set for the examination, be paid a fee of $2.00 per diem for attendance and paid a mileage fee of 10 cents per mile, 1 way, estimated from the individual's residence. The court, board or commission, or other public body or officer may determine the per diem fees and mileage fees that the individual is entitled to receive.
(3) A copy of any written report and findings rendered by the examining licensed physician, licensed physician's assistant, or certified nurse practitioner relative to the condition of the individual shall be delivered forthwith to the individual or his or her attorney. X-rays, cardiograms, and like diagnostic aids shall be made available for inspection by the individual or his or her designated representative, upon reasonable notice. This subsection does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits for services rendered.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the rules of the supreme court shall govern in appropriate cases.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1450 - Judicial Meetings; Court Administration.

600.1450 Judicial meetings; court administration.
Sec. 1450.
The court administrator, under the supervision and direction of the supreme court, shall call an annual statewide meeting of the circuit judges and the judges of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit and an annual statewide meeting of the probate judges of the state, and such additional statewide and regional meetings of such judges, or any number of them, as he may at the direction of the supreme court, from time to time determine, for the purpose of studying the organization, rules, methods of procedure and practice of the judicial system of this state, the problems of administration confronting the courts and the judicial system in general and making recommendations for the modification or amelioration of existing conditions, for harmonizing and improving laws or for amendments to the rules and statutes relating to practice and procedure in the judicial system of the state.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1451 - Judicial Meetings; Presiding Officer, Secretary.

600.1451 Judicial meetings; presiding officer, secretary.
Sec. 1451.
The chief justice of the supreme court, or such person as shall be designated by him, shall preside over such meetings, and the court administrator of the supreme court or his deputy shall act as secretary therefor.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1452 - Judicial Meetings; Expenses of Attendance, Payment.

600.1452 Judicial meetings; expenses of attendance, payment.
Sec. 1452.
The judges shall attend such meetings when and as directed by the court administrator. Each justice of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, the circuit judges, judges of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, the probate judges, and the court administrator who shall be in attendance at such meetings shall be reimbursed from the state treasury, upon the warrant of the state treasurer, for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending such meetings.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1455 - Courts of Record; Powers.

600.1455 Courts of record; powers.
Sec. 1455.
The courts of record of this state have the power:
(1) To issue process of subpoena, requiring the attendance of any witness in accordance with court rules, to testify in any matter or cause pending or triable in such courts;
(2) To administer oaths to witnesses in any such matter or cause, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of the powers and duties of such courts;
(3) To devise and make such new orders as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and jurisdiction possessed by them.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1461 - Newspaper; Definition; Publication of Notices.

600.1461 Newspaper; definition; publication of notices.
Sec. 1461.
As used in this act, "newspaper", with respect to the publication of a notice, means that term as defined in section 1 of 1963 PA 247, MCL 691.1051, with the required area being the county in which the court is located, unless a different required area is designated in this act.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 74, Imd. Eff. May 12, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1465 - Funds Deposited With County Officer Unavailable for Payment; Appropriation for Restitution; Audit of Claims; Allowance; Limitation; Right of Action.

600.1465 Funds deposited with county officer unavailable for payment; appropriation for restitution; audit of claims; allowance; limitation; right of action.
Sec. 1465.
(1) Whenever any funds shall be deposited with or paid to, or which heretofore have been deposited with or paid to any court, county officer, or the clerk or employee of such court or county officer by virtue of a judgment, decree or order of any court of record or division thereof in this state, or pursuant to any statute of this state, and for any reason such funds shall have become unavailable for payment, the board of supervisors of the county concerned may appropriate such sums of money as are required to make restitution to the lawful owner of such funds.
(2) Claims for moneys by the lawful owner shall be audited as provided by law; and no claim shall be allowed unless filed within 6 years from the date when the right to payment or repayment of such funds arose.
(3) Upon payment by the county it shall have a right of action for the recovery of such money paid, against the person or persons responsible for such funds being unavailable for payment.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1475 - Collection on Judgment; Restitution on Reversal; Interest.

600.1475 Collection on judgment; restitution on reversal; interest.
Sec. 1475.
In case any amount is collected on any judgment or decree, if such judgment or decree be afterward reversed the court shall award restitution of the amount so collected, with interest from the time of collection.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1482 - Medical Malpractice Claim; Applicable Provisions; Definitions.

600.1482 Medical malpractice claim; applicable provisions; definitions.
Sec. 1482.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in an action that alleges a medical malpractice claim, both of the following apply:
(a) The damages recoverable for past medical expenses or rehabilitation service expenses shall not exceed the actual damages for medical care that arise out of the alleged malpractice.
(b) Except for evidence of the actual damages for medical care, the court shall not permit a plaintiff to introduce evidence of past medical expenses or rehabilitation service expenses at trial.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Actual damages for medical care" means both of the following:
(i) The dollar amount actually paid for past medical expenses or rehabilitation service expenses by or on behalf of the individual whose medical care is at issue, including payments made by insurers, but excluding any contractual discounts, price reductions, or write-offs by any person.
(ii) Any remaining dollar amount that the plaintiff is liable to pay for the medical care.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 556, Eff. Apr. 10, 2017
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 2 of Act 556 of 2016 provides:"Enacting section 2. Section 1482 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, as added by this amendatory act, applies to an action filed on or after the effective date of this amendatory act."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1486 - Hiring Member of Immediate Family as Court Employee or Process Server.

600.1486 Hiring member of immediate family as court employee or process server.
Sec. 1486.
A judge or justice shall not hire or employ a member of his or her immediate family as a court employee or a process server or in any judicial support-related capacity. As used in this section, "member of his or her immediate family" means a person related to the judge or justice by blood or affinity to the third degree. This section does not apply to employees hired before the effective date of this section.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1487 - Contract for Good or Service.

600.1487 Contract for good or service.
Sec. 1487.
A court of this state shall not enter into a contract for $10,000.00 or more for a good or service, but excluding a contract for indigent legal assistance, unless the court first follows the competitive bid procedures described in section 261 of the management and budget act, Act No. 431 of the Public Acts of 1984, being section 18.1261 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. This section does not apply to the basic grant money from the family independence agency.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Another Sec. 1487, as added by Act 428 of 1996, was originally compiled at MCL 600.1487[1], to distinguish it from this Sec. 1487, as added by Act 374 of 1996. Former MCL 600.1487[1], which pertained to creation of state court information management commission, was repealed by Act 225 of 2006, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1487[1] - Repealed. 2006, Act 225, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006.

600.1487[1] Repealed. 2006, Act 225, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
Sec. 1487, as added by Act 428 of 1996, appears here as MCL 600.1487[1] to disguinguish the section from another sec. 1487, deriving from Act 374 of 1996.The repealed section pertained to creation of state court information management system.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1490 - Definitions; Court Reporter, Court Recorder, Stenomask Reporter, or Owner of Firm; Familial Relationship With Party or Attorney; Disclosure Required; Financial Interest.

600.1490 Definitions; court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of firm; familial relationship with party or attorney; disclosure required; financial interest.
Sec. 1490.
(1) As used in this section and sections 1491, 1492, and 1493:
(a) "Blanket contract" means a contract under which a court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or court reporting firm agrees to perform all court reporting or court recording services for a client for 2 or more cases at a rate of compensation fixed in the contract.
(b) "Court reporting firm" means a business entity that provides the services of court reporters, court recorders, or stenomask reporters.
(c) "Owner" means a person who has any ownership interest in a court reporting firm.
(2) A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not provide or arrange to provide court reporting or recording services if he or she is a relative, employee, attorney, or counsel of any of the parties, or is a relative or employee of an attorney or counsel of any of the parties, without disclosing that familial relationship.
(3) A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not provide or arrange to provide court reporting or recording services if he or she is financially interested in the action.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 249 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. By enacting this legislation, the legislature does not intend to unduly interfere with fair competition between and among certified court reporters, court recorders, stenomask recorders, or court reporting firms, where that competition does not involve financial arrangements that tend to, or appear to, compromise that impartiality. This amendatory act is to be construed and applied in a manner consistent with this purpose.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1491 - Court Reporter, Court Recorder, Stenomask Reporter, or Owner of Firm; Prohibited Conduct.

600.1491 Court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of firm; prohibited conduct.
Sec. 1491.
(1) A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not do either of the following:
(a) Enter into or arrange for any financial relationship that compromises the impartiality of court reporters, court recorders, or stenomask reporters or that may result in the appearance that the impartiality of a court reporter, court recorder, or stenomask reporter has been compromised.
(b) Enter into a blanket contract with parties, litigants, attorneys, or their representatives unless all parties to the action are informed on the record in every deposition of the fees to be charged to all parties for original transcripts, copies of transcripts, and any other court reporting services to be provided. This subdivision does not apply to contracts for court reporting or recording services for the courts, agencies, or instrumentalities of local units of government, this state, or the United States.
(2) A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not do any of the following:
(a) Give, directly or indirectly, any incentive, reward, or anything else of value to attorneys, clients, or their representatives or agents, except for nominal items that do not exceed $25.00 per transaction or $100.00 in the aggregate per recipient each year.
(b) Charge more than 2/3 of the price of an original transcript for a copy of that transcript.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 249 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. By enacting this legislation, the legislature does not intend to unduly interfere with fair competition between and among certified court reporters, court recorders, stenomask recorders, or court reporting firms, where that competition does not involve financial arrangements that tend to, or appear to, compromise that impartiality. This amendatory act is to be construed and applied in a manner consistent with this purpose.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1493 - Enforcement of MCL 600.1490, 600.1491, and 600.1492; Violation.

600.1493 Enforcement of MCL 600.1490, 600.1491, and 600.1492; violation.
Sec. 1493.
(1) The state court administrative office is responsible for enforcing sections 1490, 1491, and 1492 through the court recording and reporting board of review or by other administrative means.
(2) Any violation of section 1490, 1491, or 1492 shall be cause for refusal of the state court administrative office's board of review to issue renewal certificates to certified court reporters, court recorders, or stenomask reporters. Any willful violation of section 1490, 1491, or 1492 shall be grounds for discipline or censure, or suspension or revocation of certification as a Michigan certified court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or court reporting firm.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 249 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. By enacting this legislation, the legislature does not intend to unduly interfere with fair competition between and among certified court reporters, court recorders, stenomask recorders, or court reporting firms, where that competition does not involve financial arrangements that tend to, or appear to, compromise that impartiality. This amendatory act is to be construed and applied in a manner consistent with this purpose.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-14 - Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494) › Section 600.1494 - Applicability of MCL 600.1490 to 600.1493; Exception.

600.1494 Applicability of MCL 600.1490 to 600.1493; exception.
Sec. 1494.
Sections 1490 to 1493 do not apply to official court stenographers, recorders, reporters, or stenomask reporters appointed under chapter 8, 11, or 86 while in the performance of their official duties or to a court stenographer, recorder, or reporter appointed to serve in a municipal court while in the performance of his or her official duties.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 249 of 1998 provides:“Enacting section 1. By enacting this legislation, the legislature does not intend to unduly interfere with fair competition between and among certified court reporters, court recorders, stenomask recorders, or court reporting firms, where that competition does not involve financial arrangements that tend to, or appear to, compromise that impartiality. This amendatory act is to be construed and applied in a manner consistent with this purpose.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1501 - Terms of Court; Continuance; Adjournment; Sessions.

600.1501 Terms of court; continuance; adjournment; sessions.
Sec. 1501.
(1) There shall be at least 4 terms of court annually in every county, held at the times designated by the judge or judges of the circuit. The court in its discretion may hold special or adjourned terms.
(2) All causes, matters, and proceedings pending at any court term which is not held because of the absence of the circuit judge are continued until the next term. All persons bound by recognizance or otherwise to appear during such court term shall appear at the next term, and all such recognizances shall continue in force and be as binding and obligatory on the parties thereto as if no failure of a term had occurred, unless a new recognizance, approved according to law, is entered for such appearance.
(3) Whenever the judge of any circuit or superior court fails to attend a court session, the court shall stand adjourned until a judge authorized to hold court is in attendance. The judge authorized to hold court has full power to hear, try, and determine all causes, matters, and proceedings lawfully brought before him within the jurisdiction of the court. Notwithstanding any formal adjournment, the courts shall on all regular dates be deemed to be in actual session from the first day of any term until the first day of the next succeeding term. Judges of circuit courts may hold court for each other.
(4) The court may hold evening and weekend sessions.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1511 - Terms of Court; Ingham County Circuit Court; Place of Sitting.

600.1511 Terms of court; Ingham county circuit court; place of sitting.
Sec. 1511.
(1) Regular terms of the circuit court for the county of Ingham in the thirtieth judicial circuit may be designated and held both in the city of Lansing and at the county seat of Ingham county in each calendar year, and special or adjourned terms of the court may be designated or ordered and held at either the county seat of the county of Ingham or the city of Lansing. Any hearings, trials or proceedings of the circuit court of the thirtieth judicial circuit may be held at either the county seat of Ingham county or the city of Lansing.
(2) The common council of the city of Lansing, or the citizens thereof, shall furnish and provide, free of expense to Ingham county, a suitable place for holding court within the city, and transacting the business thereof, and a suitable and sufficient jail for the incarceration of prisoners during the sittings of the circuit court in Lansing.
(3) A deputy clerk shall be appointed by the county clerk of Ingham county, as provided by law, who shall attend upon each session of the court held in the city of Lansing, and shall maintain an office at the city of Lansing in the place appointed for holding court.
(4) There shall be furnished by the secretary of state to the deputy clerk to be used by him in his official capacity and for the use of the court at Lansing, 1 copy of the compiled laws of the state of Michigan, and 1 copy each of the public and local acts of the state of Michigan as published.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1513 - Terms of Court; Calhoun County.

600.1513 Terms of court; Calhoun county.
Sec. 1513.
(1) Two of the regular terms of the circuit court for the thirty-seventh judicial circuit shall be held each year within the city of Battle Creek, and 2 of the regular terms shall be held within the city of Marshall, the county seat of Calhoun county.
(2) The terms of court to be held at the city of Battle Creek shall be respectively alternated with the terms of the court to be held at the city of Marshall. The judge of the circuit court shall designate in writing which of the regular terms thereof shall be held within the city of Battle Creek, and shall transmit the designation to the clerk of Calhoun county.
(3) The circuit court may adjourn any session of the court while sitting at one place, and continue the court at the other place of holding court.
(4) The common council of the city of Battle Creek, or the citizens thereof, shall furnish and provide, free of expense to Calhoun county, a suitable place for holding court within the city of Battle Creek and transacting the business thereof, and a suitable and sufficient jail for the incarceration of prisoners during the sittings of the circuit court, and a fireproof safe or vault within which to keep the files and records of the court.
(5) At each term of the circuit court designated to be held in the city of Battle Creek, the county clerk of Calhoun county shall deposit in the building designated for the holding of the court, under the direction of the circuit judge, all of the records and files in all cases noticed for trial or hearing at such term on or before the first day of the term and when such term is finished, such records and files shall be returned to the office of the county clerk.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1515 - Second Judicial Circuit; Site of Hearings, Trials, or Proceedings; Disposition of Records and Files; Naturalization of New Citizens; Educational Ceremonies.

600.1515 Second judicial circuit; site of hearings, trials, or proceedings; disposition of records and files; naturalization of new citizens; educational ceremonies.
Sec. 1515.
(1) The hearings, trials, or proceedings of the circuit court of the second judicial circuit may be held at the county seat of the county in St. Joseph, in the city of Niles, or in the courthouse at Berrien Springs as provided in subsection (3).
(2) The county clerk of Berrien county shall deposit in the building designated for the holding of the court in the city of Niles, at the time directed by the circuit judge, all the records and files in all cases, causes, or proceedings, noticed for trial or hearing by the circuit judge at the city of Niles, and when the case, cause, or proceeding is finished, the records and files shall be returned to the office of the county clerk.
(3) The courthouse in Berrien Springs may be used for the naturalization of new citizens and for ceremonies of an educational nature at the discretion of the circuit judges or for other purposes when the county board of commissioners considers it advisable.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 149, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1517 - Designation of Places Where Regular Terms of Circuit Court and Family Division Sessions May Be Held; Hearings.

600.1517 Designation of places where regular terms of circuit court and family division sessions may be held; hearings.
Sec. 1517.
(1) Subject to the approvals required under subsections (2) and (3), the chief judge of a circuit may designate 1 or more places in the county or counties in that circuit, in addition to the county seat and places otherwise designated by law, where regular terms of circuit court may be held. The designation shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the state court administrator and to the county clerk of each county in the circuit.
(2) A designation made under subsection (1) shall not take effect unless the designation is approved by the state court administrator and by the county board of commissioners of each county in the circuit. The approval by a county board of commissioners and the state court administrator may be for a specific period of time and may require that the designation be subject to reapproval by that county board of commissioners and the state court administrator at intervals determined by that county board of commissioners and the state court administrator.
(3) The family division of circuit court may hold sessions of court at an alternative primary location designated under section 816.
(4) If the family division has ancillary jurisdiction in the case, a judge of the family division may hold sessions of the court at the regional diagnostic and treatment center assigned to his or her court if sessions are approved by the state court administrator. The center shall provide an area for court sessions to which the public has access.
(5) Nothing in this section prohibits a judge from holding a hearing regarding an allegedly incapacitated individual or an allegedly mentally ill person at a site considered appropriate by the court as provided by section 5304 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5304, or section 456 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1456. Nothing in this section prohibits a judge from holding a hearing regarding an individual alleged to need protection at a site the court considers appropriate as provided by section 5406 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5406.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1521 - Terms of Court; Special Terms in Other Counties of Circuit; Triable Issues.

600.1521 Terms of court; special terms in other counties of circuit; triable issues.
Sec. 1521.
Every term in any county is a special term for every other county in the same circuit. At any term in any county which is by law a special term for any other county or counties, all business may be done arising in such other county or counties, which might be done at a term in the county where the business arose, except the trial of issues of fact by a jury in cases other than those arising in actions of quo warranto and mandamus, and excepting also the trial of issues of fact in actions made local by law and arising in some county other than the one in which such special term is held. All orders, judgments, findings, proofs, testimony and other proceedings had or made at any such special term, being authenticated by the clerk of such court, shall be filed and entered of record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the action or proceeding shall be pending; and no entries need be made in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any other county.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1522 - Terms of Court; Special Terms, Transfer of Files and Papers.

600.1522 Terms of court; special terms, transfer of files and papers.
Sec. 1522.
For the purpose of the trial or hearing of any action or proceeding at any special term the clerk of the court shall, at the request of either of the parties, transmit all the papers on file in such action or proceeding, under his official certificate, certifying the same to be all the original files and papers therein on file in his office. Such papers, so certified, shall be enclosed by such clerk in an envelope, sealed by him, directed to the clerk of the circuit court of the county where such special term is to be or is being held, and may be transmitted by mail or by the hand of any person selected by such clerk; and after the trial or hearing of such action or proceeding the clerk last above named shall in like manner remit the same to the clerk of the court in which such action or proceeding is pending; but before any clerk shall be obliged to transmit any such papers he shall be paid all necessary postage, and the clerk remitting same shall also be paid his fees in such action or proceeding.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-15 - Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531) › Section 600.1531 - Alternative Time and Place of Court; Notice.

600.1531 Alternative time and place of court; notice.
Sec. 1531.
Whenever good cause therefor exists, the judge or judges of the circuit may designate a temporary alternative time and place in the same county for holding court. The designation shall be by written order, signed by the judge or judges making the designation, and disseminated to provide reasonable notice. The order shall state the manner in which such notice is to be disseminated.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1601 - Venue.

600.1601 Venue.
Sec. 1601.
The provisions of this chapter relate to venue and are not jurisdictional.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1605 - Venue; Real Actions; Replevin.

600.1605 Venue; real actions; replevin.
Sec. 1605.
The county in which the subject of action, or any part thereof, is situated, is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions:
(a) the recovery of real property, or of an estate or interests therein, or for the determination in any form of such right or interest;
(b) the partition of real property;
(c) the foreclosure of all liens or mortgages on real property; and
(d) the recovery of tangible personal property.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1611 - Venue; Action on Probate Bond.

600.1611 Venue; action on probate bond.
Sec. 1611.
The county in which a probate bond is filed is a proper county in which to commence and try actions upon the bond.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1615 - Venue; Actions Against Governmental Units.

600.1615 Venue; actions against governmental units.
Sec. 1615.
Any county in which any governmental unit, including but not limited to a public, municipal, quasi-municipal, or governmental corporation, unincorporated board, public body, or political subdivision, exercises or may exercise its governmental authority is the proper county in which to commence and try actions against such governmental units, except that if the cause of action arose in the county of the principal office of such governmental unit, that county is the proper county in which to commence and try actions against such governmental units.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1621 - Venue; Determination; Exceptions.

600.1621 Venue; determination; exceptions.
Sec. 1621.
Except for actions provided for in sections 1605, 1611, 1615, and 1629, venue is determined as follows:
(a) The county in which a defendant resides, has a place of business, or conducts business, or in which the registered office of a defendant corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.
(b) If none of the defendants meet 1 or more of the criteria in subdivision (a), the county in which a plaintiff resides or has a place of business, or in which the registered office of a plaintiff corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.
(c) An action against a fiduciary appointed by court order shall be commenced in the county in which the fiduciary was appointed.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 375, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1625 - Repealed. 1976, Act 375, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977.

600.1625 Repealed. 1976, Act 375, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section defined “established” for purposes of all matters pertaining to venue.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1627 - Venue; County Where Cause of Action Arose; Exceptions; Suits Against Surety of Public Officers or Their Appointees.

600.1627 Venue; county where cause of action arose; exceptions; suits against surety of public officers or their appointees.
Sec. 1627.
Except for actions founded on contract and actions provided for in sections 1605, 1611, 1615, and 1629, the county in which all or a part of the cause of action arose is a proper county in which to commence and try the action. Suits against the surety of a public officer or his or her appointees are not excepted from the application of this section.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1631 - Venue; Action by Attorney General; Other Actions.

600.1631 Venue; action by attorney general; other actions.
Sec. 1631.
The county in which the seat of state government is located is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions:
(a) when the action is commenced by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state for the use and benefit thereof;
(b) when venue cannot be laid under any other of the venue provisions.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1635 - Venue; Transportation Lines; Plaintiff's Residence.

600.1635 Venue; transportation lines; plaintiff's residence.
Sec. 1635.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1621 and 1627 actions against any individual or company owning, operating or leasing a street railway or line of railroad or motor bus or truck route, for the transportation of passengers or freight in this state, shall be commenced either in the county where the cause of action arose or in the county of the plaintiff's residence, if the line or route of such individual or company traverses either the county where the cause of action arose or the county of the plaintiff's residence. If such line or route does not traverse in either such county, then suits against such individual or company may be started in any county in which such individual or company has its principal place of business or owns, operates or leases a line or route.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1641 - Venue; Joinder of Causes of Action; Separation.

600.1641 Venue; joinder of causes of action; separation.
Sec. 1641.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if causes of action are joined, whether properly or not, venue is proper in any county in which either cause of action, if sued upon separately, could have been commenced and tried, subject to separation and change as provided by court rule.
(2) If more than 1 cause of action is pleaded in the complaint or added by amendment at any time during the action and 1 of the causes of action is based on tort or another legal theory seeking damages for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, venue shall be determined under the rules applicable to actions in tort as provided in section 1629.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 249, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-16 - Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659) › Section 600.1645 - Improper Venue; Judgment.

600.1645 Improper venue; judgment.
Sec. 1645.
No order, judgment, or decree shall be void or voidable solely on the ground that there was improper venue.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963