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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) › 236-1961-26 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-27 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-28. - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979) › Section 600.2912c - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Affidavit Certifying Noninvolvement; Dismissal of Claim; Reinstatement of Party; Discovery.

600.2912c Action alleging medical malpractice; filing affidavit certifying noninvolvement; dismissal of claim; reinstatement of party; discovery.
Sec. 2912c.
(1) In an action alleging medical malpractice, a party named as a defendant in the action may, instead of answering or otherwise pleading, file with the court an affidavit certifying that he or she was not involved, either directly or indirectly, in the occurrence alleged in the action. Unless the affidavit is opposed pursuant to subsection (2), the court shall order the dismissal of the claim, without prejudice, against the affiant.
(2) Any party to the action may oppose the dismissal or move to vacate an order of dismissal and reinstate the party who filed the affidavit if it can be shown that the party filing the affidavit was involved in the occurrence alleged in the action. Reinstatement of a party to the action under this subdivision shall not be barred by any statute of limitations defense that was not valid at the time the action was originally commenced against the affiant. The opposing party may obtain discovery regarding the involvement or noninvolvement of the party filing the affidavit. The discovery shall be completed within 90 days after the date the affidavit is filed.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Compiler's Notes:
Section 3 of Act 178 of 1986 provides:“(1) Sections 2925b, 5805, 5838, and 5851 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended by this amendatory act, shall not apply to causes of action arising before October 1, 1986.“(2) Sections 1483, 5838a, and 6304 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to causes of action arising on or after October 1, 1986.“(3) Sections 1629, 1653, 2169, 2591, 2912c, 2912d, 2912e, 6098, 6301, 6303, 6305, 6306, 6307, 6309, and 6311 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed on or after October 1, 1986.“(4) Sections 1651 and 6013 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended by this amendatory act, shall not apply to cases filed before October 1, 1986.“(5) Chapter 49 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed on or after January 1, 1987.“(6) Chapter 49a of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed in judicial circuits which are comprised of more than 1 county on or after July 1, 1990 and shall apply to cases filed in judicial circuits which are comprised of 1 county on or after October 1, 1988.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979) › Section 600.2912f - Waiver of Privilege; Permissible Communication; Disclosure Not as Violation of Law.

600.2912f Waiver of privilege; permissible communication; disclosure not as violation of law.
Sec. 2912f.
(1) A person who has given notice under section 2912b or who has commenced an action alleging medical malpractice waives for purposes of that claim or action the privilege created by section 2157 and any other similar privilege created by law with respect to a person or entity who was involved in the acts, transactions, events, or occurrences that are the basis for the claim or action or who provided care or treatment to the claimant or plaintiff in the claim or action for that condition or a condition related to the claim or action either before or after those acts, transactions, events, or occurrences, whether or not the person is a party to the claim or action.
(2) Pursuant to subsection (1), a person or entity who has received notice under section 2912b or who has been named as a defendant in an action alleging medical malpractice or that person's or entity's attorney or authorized representative may communicate with a person specified in section 5838a in order to obtain all information relevant to the subject matter of the claim or action and to prepare the person's or entity's defense to the claim or action.
(3) A person who discloses information under subsection (2) to a person or entity who has received notice under section 2912b or to a person or entity who has been named as a defendant in an action alleging medical malpractice or to the person's or entity's attorney or authorized representative does not violate section 2157 or any other similar duty or obligation created by law and owed to the claimant or plaintiff.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 78, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979) › Section 600.2912h - Settlement Agreement.

600.2912h Settlement agreement.
Sec. 2912h.
(1) If the plaintiff in an action alleging medical malpractice enters into a settlement agreement with a defendant concerning the action, whether or not the settlement agreement was entered into under court supervision, and the defendant is licensed or registered under article 15 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.16101 to 333.18838 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the plaintiff's attorney and the defendant's attorney or, if the plaintiff and the defendant are not represented by attorneys, the plaintiff and the defendant shall jointly file a complete written copy of the settlement agreement with the bureau within the department of commerce responsible for health occupations licensure, registration, and discipline, within 30 days after entering into the settlement agreement.
(2) Information filed with the department of commerce under subsection (1) is confidential except for use by the department of commerce in an investigation and is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 78, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979) › Section 600.2913 - Minor Maliciously or Wilfully Destroying Property or Causing Bodily Harm or Injury to Person; Recovery of Damages From Parents.

600.2913 Minor maliciously or wilfully destroying property or causing bodily harm or injury to person; recovery of damages from parents.
Sec. 2913.
A municipal corporation, county, township, village, school district, department of the state, person, partnership, corporation, association, or an incorporated or unincorporated religious organization may recover damages in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00 in a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the parents or parent of an unemancipated minor, living with his or her parents or parent, who has maliciously or wilfully destroyed real, personal, or mixed property which belongs to the municipal corporation, county, township, village, school district, department of the state, person, partnership, corporation, association, or religious organization incorporated or unincorporated or who has maliciously or wilfully caused bodily harm or injury to a person.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 23, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 184, Eff. July 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1972 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 577, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 › Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948) › 236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979) › Section 600.2915 - Actions for Taxes Due Other States; Reciprocity.

600.2915 Actions for taxes due other states; reciprocity.
Sec. 2915.
Any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any state of the United States has the right to sue in the courts of Michigan to recover any tax which may be owing it, whether or not the tax has been reduced to judgment, when the like right is accorded to the state of Michigan and its political subdivisions by that state, whether the right is granted by statutory authority or as a matter of comity. The attorney general and the appropriate legal officers of the political subdivisions of this state are empowered to bring actions in the courts of other states to collect taxes legally due this state or its political subdivisions.
History:
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963