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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
730.507 Substitute judges; compensation. Sec. 7. Any city may by ordinance fix the compensation to be paid substitute municipal judges for such services, the procedure to be followed in calling upon them to act, and the time and manner of compensation: Provided, however, That the legislative body of any city may provide in its budget […]
730.508 Judges; qualifications, terms, election; compensation, jurisdiction, practice and procedure. Sec. 8. The qualifications, term of office, time and manner of election, compensation, jurisdiction, powers and duties of the judges of the municipal court of any city affected by the provisions of this act, and the practice and procedure in such municipal courts, shall be […]
730.508a Municipal court judge; eligibility; requirements. Sec. 8a. (1) Notwithstanding section 8, and except as provided in subsection (2), a person is not eligible for the office of judge of municipal court unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the city in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the […]
730.509 Files, records and dockets. Sec. 9. All files, records and dockets belonging to or appertaining to the office of the justices of the peace in office in any city affected by the provisions of this act shall be filed and safely kept in the office of the clerk of the municipal court of such […]
730.510 Jurisdiction of successor judges. Sec. 10. The judges of any such municipal court shall in all respects be considered the successors in office of the several justices of the peace whose courts are consolidated by this act, and shall have and exercise the same powers and authority in respect to all judgments rendered and […]
730.511 Set time for trial; hearing or action. Sec. 11. When any cause or matter shall be set for trial, hearing, or the taking of any action, at a certain time, it shall not be necessary to wait any length of time after said set time before proceeding to trial, hearing, or the taking of […]
730.512 Judges; rule making power. Sec. 12. In any city affected by the provisions of this act, the judges of the municipal court of such city shall have the right to adopt rules governing the form of all summons, writs and other process issued by such court, the time and manner of filing and serving […]
730.513 Presiding judge; designation, term, absence. Sec. 13. When this act becomes effective in any city, the judges of the municipal court of such city shall designate 1 of their number to act as presiding judge for such time as may be fixed by rule. In any city which has 2 municipal judges, they shall […]
730.514 Presiding judge; powers and duties, motions, bonds, defaults, rule powers. Sec. 14. The presiding judge of any such municipal court shall, in addition to having and exercising all powers and duties appertaining to his office as judge of such court, have general superintendence of the civil business of the court. He shall have the […]
730.515 Motions; form, filing, hearing, notices. Sec. 15. The judges of such court may by rule require that all motions made in such court shall be in writing. All written motions shall be filed with the clerk of the court who shall set a date for hearing thereon before the presiding judge, or some other […]
730.516 Setting aside verdict or judgment; new trial; procedure. Sec. 16. In any city affected by the provisions of this act, the judge before whom any civil or criminal cause was tried shall have the same power to set aside a verdict or judgment and grant a new trial thereon, upon legal cause therefor, as […]
730.517 Instructions to jury; requests to charge. Sec. 17. In any city affected by the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the judge presiding in all jury trials to instruct the jury as to the law applicable to the case, which instructions shall be received by the jury as the law […]
730.518 Directed verdicts; condition. Sec. 18. In any city affected by the provisions of this act the judge presiding in any jury trial shall have the same power to direct a verdict for either party as is or may be possessed by judges of the circuit courts of the state. History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. […]
