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 600.8411 – Removal; Waiver; Hearings; Manner of Conducting; No Jury or Verbatim Record.
600.8411 Removal; waiver; hearings; manner of conducting; no jury or verbatim record. Sec. 8411. (1) Before the commencement of a trial in the small claims division, the district court judge or magistrate shall inform both parties, orally or in writing, of the right to removal before trial to the general civil division and of all […]
Section 600.8412 – Waiver of Rights.
600.8412 Waiver of rights. Sec. 8412. Unless a party removes a small claims action to the district court pursuant to section 8408(4), all parties to an action in the small claims division shall be considered to have waived the right to counsel, the right to trial by jury, the right to recover more than the […]
Section 600.8413 – Judgments; Conclusiveness; Form.
600.8413 Judgments; conclusiveness; form. Sec. 8413. All judgments of the small claims division shall be conclusive upon the plaintiff and the defendant and shall be in a form prescribed by the supreme court. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Section 600.8415 – Venue of Actions.
600.8415 Venue of actions. Sec. 8415. (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), in districts of the first class actions in the small claims division shall be filed in the county in which the cause of action arose or in the county in which the defendant is established or resides or is employed. […]
Section 600.8416 – Location of Small Claims Division; Filing of Claims After Regular Court Hours; Scheduling of Small Claims Hearings; Hearings After Regular Court Hours.
600.8416 Location of small claims division; filing of claims after regular court hours; scheduling of small claims hearings; hearings after regular court hours. Sec. 8416. (1) The small claims division of the district court shall sit at least once each 30 days at the locations at which the district court is required to sit pursuant […]
Section 600.8418 – Judgments; Certification.
600.8418 Judgments; certification. Sec. 8418. If the defendant fails to pay the judgment according to the terms and conditions thereof, the clerk or deputy clerk of the court, on application of the plaintiff, shall certify such judgment on a form prescribed by the supreme court. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Section 600.8419 – Forms and Stationery.
600.8419 Forms and stationery. Sec. 8419. Every clerk and deputy clerk of the district court shall be furnished a reasonable supply of all forms and stationery necessary for the expeditious and efficient operation of the small claims division by the governing legislative body of each district control unit. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. […]
Section 600.8420 – Fees; Disposition.
600.8420 Fees; disposition. Sec. 8420. (1) A fee of the following amount, as applicable, shall be charged and collected for the filing of the affidavit for the commencement of any action: (a) $25.00, if the amount in controversy does not exceed $600.00. (b) $45.00, if the amount in controversy exceeds $600.00 but does not exceed […]