Section 600.8512 – Authority of District Court Magistrate; Special Training Course in Traffic Law and Sanctions; Limitation on Authority.
***** 600.8512 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE MARCH 29, 2023: See 600.8512.amended ***** 600.8512 Authority of district court magistrate; special training course in traffic law and sanctions; limitation on authority. Sec. 8512. (1) A district court magistrate may hear and preside over civil infraction admissions, admissions with explanation, motions to set aside default or withdraw […]
Section 600.8512.amended – Authority of District Court Magistrate; Special Training Course in Traffic Law and Sanctions; Limitation on Authority.
***** 600.8512.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 29, 2023 ***** 600.8512.amended Authority of district court magistrate; special training course in traffic law and sanctions; limitation on authority. Sec. 8512. (1) A district court magistrate may hear, preside over, and conduct any of the following in civil infraction actions under section 746 of the Michigan […]
Section 600.8512a – Powers of District Court Magistrate Generally.
600.8512a Powers of district court magistrate generally. Sec. 8512a. Only to the extent expressly authorized by the chief judge, presiding judge, or only judge of the district court district, a district court magistrate may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Accept an admission of responsibility, decide a motion to set aside a default […]
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 […]
Section 600.8427 – Conduct of Small Claims Hearing by District Court Judge or Magistrate; Appeal.
600.8427 Conduct of small claims hearing by district court judge or magistrate; appeal. Sec. 8427. A small claims hearing may be conducted either by a district court judge or by a district court magistrate who is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and who is authorized to do so by the chief judge […]
Section 600.8501 – District Court Magistrates; Number; Appointment; Approval; Qualifications; Thirty-Sixth District.
600.8501 District court magistrates; number; appointment; approval; qualifications; thirty-sixth district. Sec. 8501. (1) In a county that elects by itself fewer than 2 district judges, the county board of commissioners shall provide for 1 district court magistrate. In all other counties in districts of the first and second class, the county board of commissioners shall […]
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 […]