Section 730.501 – Municipal Courts; Salaried Judges; Designation; Adoption of Act by Ordinance or Charter Provision.
730.501 Municipal courts; salaried judges; designation; adoption of act by ordinance or charter provision. Sec. 1. (1) In any city in this state now or hereafter having a population of 15,000 or more, according to the latest or each succeeding federal decennial census, having a justice court with 1 or more justices of the peace […]
Section 730.501a – Uniform Municipal Court Act; Definitions.
730.501a Uniform municipal court act; definitions. Sec. 1a. The term “municipal court” or “municipal judge” whenever used in this act shall be deemed to include all municipal courts and judges heretofore or hereafter established or authorized under the provisions of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to […]
Section 730.502 – Name of Court; Title of Judges, Entitlement of Papers.
730.502 Name of court; title of judges, entitlement of papers. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk or judge of each of said justice courts to start using the new designation “municipal court” and “municipal judge” upon the effective date of this act, and said clerk or judge shall give public notice […]
Section 730.503 – Candidates; Designation; Incumbency Designation.
730.503 Candidates; designation; incumbency designation. Sec. 3. In all cities affected by this act, candidates for election to such courts shall henceforth be designated as candidates for the office of municipal judge. An incumbent who is a candidate, upon his request in writing, may have printed below his name on the ballot the designation “municipal […]
Section 730.504 – Incumbent Judges or Justices; Nonapplication of Act.
730.504 Incumbent judges or justices; nonapplication of act. Sec. 4. This act shall in no way affect the term of office of any municipal judge or justice of the peace now holding office under the provisions of any city charter or any of the statutes of this state. History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, […]
Section 730.505 – Incumbent Judges or Justices; Continuation, Vacancies.
730.505 Incumbent judges or justices; continuation, vacancies. Sec. 5. All justices of the peace whose courts are affected by this act are hereby constituted judges of the municipal court of the city wherein they were severally justices of the peace immediately prior to the taking effect of this act and shall hold office for the […]
Section 730.506 – Substitute Judges; Assistance of Other Judges.
730.506 Substitute judges; assistance of other judges. Sec. 6. In case of the absence, disability or disqualification of any municipal judge in any court affected by this act, or in any other court organized under any other municipal court act of this state, in which the judge is paid a salary in lieu of fees […]