Section 600.8535 – Disposition of Fines and Costs.
600.8535 Disposition of fines and costs. Sec. 8535. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), district court magistrates shall pay all fines and costs received by them to the clerk of the district court on or before the last day of the month following receipt of those funds, which shall be allocated as provided in […]
Section 600.8541 – Superintending Control of District Judge; Limitation; Functions and Duties of District Judge in Chambers.
600.8541 Superintending control of district judge; limitation; functions and duties of district judge in chambers. Sec. 8541. (1) The judges of the district court shall exercise superintending control over all magistrates within their districts. A district judge may not extend the jurisdiction of a district court magistrate beyond the jurisdiction expressly provided by law. (2) […]
Section 600.8503 – District Court of First or Second Class; Clerk or Deputy Clerk as Magistrate.
600.8503 District court of first or second class; clerk or deputy clerk as magistrate. Sec. 8503. Subject to the provisions of section 8501, the judges of the district court within a district of the first or second class may appoint a clerk or deputy clerk as a magistrate to perform the duties and exercise the […]
Section 600.8507 – Magistrates; Qualifications; Term; Oath; Bond; Temporarily Absent or Incapacitated Magistrate; Ordering Temporary Service of Magistrate of Another County; Reimbursement; Service of Magistrate in Another County; Service of Magistrate Pursuant to Multiple District Plan.
600.8507 Magistrates; qualifications; term; oath; bond; temporarily absent or incapacitated magistrate; ordering temporary service of magistrate of another county; reimbursement; service of magistrate in another county; service of magistrate pursuant to multiple district plan. Sec. 8507. (1) Magistrates shall be registered electors in the county in which they are appointed. All magistrates appointed shall serve […]
Section 600.8509 – Repealed. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969.
600.8509 Repealed. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to magistrates; jurisdiction and duties.
Section 600.8511 – District Court Magistrate; Jurisdiction and Duties.
600.8511 District court magistrate; jurisdiction and duties. Sec. 8511. A district court magistrate has the following jurisdiction and duties: (a) To arraign and sentence upon pleas of guilty or nolo contendere for violations of the following acts or parts of acts, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to these acts or parts of acts, when […]
Section 600.8423 – Separate Action by Defendant; Transmittal Fee; Transfer of Cause.
600.8423 Separate action by defendant; transmittal fee; transfer of cause. Sec. 8423. (1) If a defendant in a small claims action has a claim against the plaintiff, which claim is for an amount over the jurisdiction of the small claims division but of a nature which would be subject to counterclaim in accordance with rules […]
Section 600.8424 – Actions for Fraud, Libel, Slander, Assault, Battery, or Other Intentional Torts; Governmental Agency as Party.
600.8424 Actions for fraud, libel, slander, assault, battery, or other intentional torts; governmental agency as party. Sec. 8424. (1) Actions of fraud and actions of libel, slander, assault, battery, or other intentional torts shall not be instituted in the small claims division. This subsection does not apply to either of the following: (a) An action […]
Section 600.8425 – Limitation on Claim or Recovery; Amendment Increasing Amount Claimed.
600.8425 Limitation on claim or recovery; amendment increasing amount claimed. Sec. 8425. (1) A person having a claim in excess of the applicable jurisdictional amount as prescribed by section 8401 may institute an action in the small claims division but may not claim or recover more than the jurisdictional amount. (2) If an action properly […]
Section 600.8426 – Name in Which Defendant Sued; Validity of Judgment.
600.8426 Name in which defendant sued; validity of judgment. Sec. 8426. An individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation may be sued in the small claims division in any name used in any advertisement, sign, invoice, sales slip, register tape, business card, contract, or other communication or document, published, displayed or issued to the public in […]