Section 600.8735 – Municipal Civil Infraction; Additional Costs.
600.8735 Municipal civil infraction; additional costs. Sec. 8735. If the defendant in a municipal civil infraction action is determined responsible for a municipal civil infraction, the judge or district court magistrate, in addition to any fine, costs, and assessment imposed under section 8727, may assess additional costs incurred in compelling the appearance of the defendant, […]
Section 600.8717 – Request for Formal Hearing.
600.8717 Request for formal hearing. Sec. 8717. (1) The court shall schedule a formal hearing if either the defendant or the plaintiff expressly requests a formal hearing as provided by this section. (2) A request for a formal hearing must be received by the court at least 10 days before the hearing date. The request […]
Section 600.8719 – Informal Hearing.
600.8719 Informal hearing. Sec. 8719. (1) An informal hearing shall be conducted by a district court magistrate, if authorized by the judge or judges of the district court district, or by a judge of the district court or a municipal court. A district court magistrate may administer oaths, examine witnesses, and make findings of fact […]
Section 600.8631 – Fees for Transcripts; Fees as Part of Taxable Costs.
600.8631 Fees for transcripts; fees as part of taxable costs. Sec. 8631. (1) A district court recorder or reporter shall be entitled to receive for a transcript ordered by any person the same fees as provided by law for circuit court reporters or recorders. For a transcript ordered by the district judge or a circuit […]
Section 600.8635 – Reduction of Record to Writing; Costs; Transcript of Trial or Other Proceeding Ordered Other Than for Filing.
600.8635 Reduction of record to writing; costs; transcript of trial or other proceeding ordered other than for filing. Sec. 8635. (1) An original and copy of the verbatim record of all preliminary examinations in which the defendant is bound over to the circuit court for further proceedings shall be reduced to writing by the district […]
Section 600.8701 – Definitions.
600.8701 Definitions. Sec. 8701. As used in this chapter: (a) “Authorized local official” means a police officer or other personnel of a county, city, village, township, or regional parks and recreation commission created under section 2 of 1965 PA 261, MCL 46.352, legally authorized to issue municipal civil infraction citations. (b) “Citation” means a written […]
Section 600.8703 – Municipal Civil Infraction; Commencement; Political Subdivision as Plaintiff; Exception Under MCL 324.80146; Jurisdiction of Courts; Time and Place of Appearance.
600.8703 Municipal civil infraction; commencement; political subdivision as plaintiff; exception under MCL 324.80146; jurisdiction of courts; time and place of appearance. Sec. 8703. (1) A municipal civil infraction action is commenced upon the issuance of a citation as provided in section 8707. The plaintiff in a municipal civil infraction action is the political subdivision whose […]
Section 600.8705 – Citation; Numbering; Form; Contents; Modification; Treatment as Under Oath.
600.8705 Citation; numbering; form; contents; modification; treatment as under oath. Sec. 8705. (1) Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as approved by the state court administrator, and consist of the following parts: (a) The original, which is a complaint and notice to appear by the authorized official and shall be filed […]
Section 600.8707 – Citation; Preparation; Issuance; Service; Municipal Ordinance Violation Notice.
600.8707 Citation; preparation; issuance; service; municipal ordinance violation notice. Sec. 8707. (1) An authorized local official who witnesses a person violate an ordinance a violation of which is a municipal civil infraction shall prepare and subscribe, as soon as possible and as completely as possible, an original and 3 copies of a citation, except as […]
Section 600.8709 – Citation; Contents; Trailway Municipal Civil Infraction.
600.8709 Citation; contents; trailway municipal civil infraction. Sec. 8709. (1) A citation issued pursuant to section 8707 shall contain the name of the plaintiff, the name and address of the defendant, the municipal civil infraction alleged, the place where the defendant shall appear in court, the telephone number of the court, the time at or […]