2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Act 5 of 1956

MICHIGAN UNIFORM MUNICIPAL COURT ACT
Act 5 of 1956
AN ACT to establish and promote a uniform system of municipal courts in cities; to consolidate justice courts in cities into a system of municipal courts; to change the name of existing justice courts and justices of the peace in cities to municipal courts and municipal judges; to promote uniformity in practice and procedure in such courts; to prescribe the powers, duties and functions of such courts; and to provide for substitute municipal judges in cities in cases of death, absence, disability or removal of the regularly elected or appointed municipal judges and in cases where temporary judicial assistance is needed in such courts.

History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;--Am. 1957, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Document	Description
Section 730.501	Municipal courts; salaried judges; designation; adoption of act by ordinance or charter provision.
Section 730.501a	Uniform municipal court act; definitions.
Section 730.502	Name of court; title of judges, entitlement of papers.
Section 730.503	Candidates; designation; incumbency designation.
Section 730.504	Incumbent judges or justices; nonapplication of act.
Section 730.505	Incumbent judges or justices; continuation, vacancies.
Section 730.506	Substitute judges; assistance of other judges.
Section 730.507	Substitute judges; compensation.
Section 730.508	Judges; qualifications, terms, election; compensation, jurisdiction, practice and procedure.
Section 730.509	Files, records and dockets.
Section 730.510	Jurisdiction of successor judges.
Section 730.511	Set time for trial; hearing or action.
Section 730.512	Judges; rule making power.
Section 730.513	Presiding judge; designation, term, absence.
Section 730.514	Presiding judge; powers and duties, motions, bonds, defaults, rule powers.
Section 730.515	Motions; form, filing, hearing, notices.
Section 730.516	Setting aside verdict or judgment; new trial; procedure.
Section 730.517	Instructions to jury; requests to charge.
Section 730.518	Directed verdicts; condition.
Section 730.519	Directed verdicts; reserved decision in civil cases, judgment notwithstanding verdict.
Section 730.520	Judgment in case of disagreement of jury.
Section 730.521	Civil process; service anywhere in county.
Section 730.522	Concurrent jurisdiction; replevin; jurisdictional amount.
Section 730.523	Appeals in criminal cases.
Section 730.523a	Appeal in civil action or criminal case; effect of resolution.
Section 730.524	Attorney fees taxable.
Section 730.525	Matters returnable before presiding judge.
Section 730.526	Conduct of trial by litigants or attorneys; contempt for violation.
Section 730.527	Bail; setting date for examinations; recognizance in criminal cases.
Section 730.528	Provisions applicable to municipal judges and municipal courts; fees.
Section 730.529	Judgments; signing by judges.
Section 730.530	Conciliation division; judges; clerks; jurisdictional amount.
Section 730.531	Conciliation division; summons, default, hearings, adjournment.
Section 730.532	Conciliation division; settlement; judgment, payment.
Section 730.533	Conciliation division; transfer to regular division; costs.
Section 730.534	Michigan uniform municipal court act; short title.

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