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 […]
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 […]
Section 600.1422 – Judicial Officers; Fees.
600.1422 Judicial officers; fees. Sec. 1422. Except in those situations where fees are expressly authorized by law, no judge, commissioner, or other judicial officer shall demand or receive any fee or compensation for giving advice in any matter or suit pending before him or which he has reason to believe will be brought before him […]
Section 600.1425 – Sunday Court.
600.1425 Sunday court. Sec. 1425. Courts shall not transact any business on Sunday unless it is for the purpose of instructing or discharging a jury, or of receiving a verdict, or for a pressing matter; but this section shall not prevent the exercise of the jurisdiction of any court or judge when it is necessary. […]
Section 600.1427 – Writs, Process, Proceedings, and Records; Use of English Language; Manner and Medium; Signature.
600.1427 Writs, process, proceedings, and records; use of English language; manner and medium; signature. Sec. 1427. All writs, process, proceedings and records in any court within this state shall be in the English language, except that the proper and known names of process, and technical words, may be expressed in the language heretofore and now […]
Section 600.1428 – Records Management Policies and Procedures; Record Retention and Disposal Schedule; “Record” Defined.
600.1428 Records management policies and procedures; record retention and disposal schedule; “record” defined. Sec. 1428. (1) The state court administrative office shall establish and maintain records management policies and procedures for the courts, including a records retention and disposal schedule, in accordance with supreme court rules. The record retention and disposal schedule shall be developed […]
Section 600.1430 – Appearance in Court by Attorney or in Person; Exception.
600.1430 Appearance in court by attorney or in person; exception. Sec. 1430. Every person of full age and sound mind, may prosecute or defend civil actions in any court by an attorney, or may, at his election, prosecute or defend civil actions in person. No person shall be permitted to prosecute or defend any civil […]
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 […]
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
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, […]