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Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
AN ACT to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 29, Eff. July 5, 2009
- 236-1961-1 Chapter 1 Short Title and Construction (600.101...600.185)
- 236-1961-2 Chapter 2 Supreme Court: Organization and Powers (600.201...600.251)
- 236-1961-3 Chapter 3 Court of Appeals: Organization and Powers (600.301...600.321)
- 236-1961-4 Chapter 4 Trial Court Concurrent Jurisdiction (600.401...600.425)
- 236-1961-5 Chapter 5 Circuit Courts: Organization and Powers (600.501...600.596)
- 236-1961-6 Chapter 6 Jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts (600.601...600.641)
- 236-1961-6A Chapter 6a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (600.651...600.673)
- 236-1961-7 Chapter 7 Bases of Jurisdiction (600.701...600.775)
- 236-1961-8 Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)
- 236-1961-9 Chapter 9 Attorneys and Counselors (600.901...600.949)
- 236-1961-10 Chapter 10 (600.1001...600.1058)
- 236-1961-10A. Chapter 10a. Drug Treatment Courts (600.1060...600.1088)
- 236-1961-10B. Chapter 10b. Mental Health Court (600.1090...600.1099a)
- 236-1961-10C Chapter 10c Juvenile Mental Health Courts (600.1099b...600.1099m)
- 236-1961-11 Chapter 11 Court Stenographers (600.1101...600.1179)
- 236-1961-12 Chapter 12 Veterans Treatment Courts (600.1200...600.1297)
- 236-1961-13 Chapter 13 Jurors (600.1300...600.1376)
- 236-1961-14 Chapter 14 General Provisions (600.1401...600.1494)
- 236-1961-15 Chapter 15 Time and Place of Holding Circuit Courts (600.1501...600.1531)
- 236-1961-16 Chapter 16 Venue (600.1601...600.1659)
- 236-1961-17 Chapter 17 Contempts (600.1701...600.1745)
- 236-1961-18 Chapter 18 Process and Arrests (600.1801...600.1865)
- 236-1961-19 Chapter 19 Commencement of Action and Service of Process (600.1901...600.1974)
- 236-1961-19A Chapter 19a Electronic Access to Courts (600.1985...600.1993)
- 236-1961-20 Chapter 20 Parties (600.2001...600.2051)
- 236-1961-21 Chapter 21 Evidence (600.2101...600.2169)
- 236-1961-21A Chapter 21a Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act (600.2181...600.2190)
- 236-1961-22. Chapter 22. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (600.2201...600.2209)
- 236-1961-23 Chapter 23 Amendments (600.2301...600.2331)
- 236-1961-24 Chapter 24 Costs (600.2401...600.2461)
- 236-1961-25 Chapter 25 Fees (600.2501...600.2591)
- 236-1961-26 Chapter 26 Bonds (600.2601...600.2665)
- 236-1961-27 Chapter 27 Notice Lis Pendens (600.2701...600.2735)
- 236-1961-28. Chapter 28. Judgment Liens (600.2801...600.2819)
- 236-1961-29 Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)
- 236-1961-30 Chapter 30 Limitation of Successor Asbestos-Related Liability (600.3001...600.3001)
- 236-1961-30A Chapter 30a Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act (600.3010...600.3016)
- 236-1961-31 Chapter 31 Foreclosure of Mortgages and Land Contracts (600.3101...600.3185)
- 236-1961-32 Chapter 32 Foreclosure of Mortgages by Advertisement (600.3201...600.3285)
- 236-1961-33 Chapter 33 Partition (600.3301...600.3372)
- 236-1961-35 Chapter 35 the Voluntary Dissolution and Winding Up of Corporations (600.3501...600.3525)
- 236-1961-36 Chapter 36 Proceedings Against Corporations (600.3601...600.3645)
- 236-1961-38 Chapter 38 Public Nuisances (600.3801...600.3841)
- 236-1961-40 Chapter 40 Attachment and Garnishment (600.4001...600.4065)
- 236-1961-43 Chapter 43 Habeas Corpus (600.4301...600.4387)
- 236-1961-44 Chapter 44 Mandamus (600.4401...600.4431)
- 236-1961-45 Chapter 45 Quo Warranto (600.4501...600.4545)
- 236-1961-47 Chapter 47 (600.4701...600.4710)
- 236-1961-48 Chapter 48 Collection of Penalties, Fines, and Forfeited Recognizances (600.4801...600.4851)
- 236-1961-49 Chapter 49 (600.4901...600.4923)
- 236-1961-49A Chapter 49a (600.4951...600.4969)
- 236-1961-50 Chapter 50 Arbitrations (600.5001...600.5035)
- 236-1961-50A Chapter 50a Health Care Arbitration (600.5040...600.5065)
- 236-1961-50B. Chapter 50b. Domestic Relations Arbitration (600.5070...600.5082)
- 236-1961-52 Chapter 52 Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (600.5201...600.5265)
- 236-1961-53 Chapter 53 Receivership for Wage Earners (600.5301...600.5375)
- 236-1961-54 Chapter 54 Assignment of Accounts Receivable (600.5401...600.5445)
- 236-1961-54A. Chapter 54a. Bankruptcy (600.5451...600.5451)
- 236-1961-55 Chapter 55 Prisoner Litigation Reform (600.5501...600.5531)
- 236-1961-56 Chapter 56 Proceedings to Recover the Possession of Land in Certain Cases (600.5601...600.5679)
- 236-1961-57 Chapter 57 Summary Proceedings to Recover Possession of Premises (600.5701...600.5759)
- 236-1961-57A Chapter 57a (600.5771...600.5785)
- 236-1961-58 Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)
- 236-1961-60 Chapter 60 Enforcement of Judgments (600.6001...600.6098)
- 236-1961-61 Chapter 61 Proceedings Supplementary to Judgment (600.6101...600.6143)
- 236-1961-62 Chapter 62 Installment Judgments (600.6201...600.6251)
- 236-1961-63 Chapter 63 (600.6301...600.6312)
- 236-1961-64 Chapter 64 Court of Claims (600.6401...600.6475)
- 236-1961-65 Chapter 65 Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (600.6501...600.6537)
- 236-1961-66 Chapter 66 Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace (600.6601...600.6661)
- 236-1961-67 Chapter 67 Commencement of Actions and Service of Process in Justice Court (600.6701...600.6755)
- 236-1961-68 Chapter 68 Adjournments and the Transfer of Causes in Justice Court (600.6801...600.6841)
- 236-1961-69 Chapter 69 Pleadings in Justice Court (600.6901...600.6953)
- 236-1961-70 Chapter 70 Trials in Justice Court (600.7001...600.7061)
- 236-1961-71 Chapter 71 Judgments in Justice Court (600.7101...600.7137)
- 236-1961-72 Chapter 72 Executions in Justice Court (600.7201...600.7271)
- 236-1961-73 Chapter 73 Replevin in Justice Court (600.7301...600.7379)
- 236-1961-74 Chapter 74 Attachment in Justice Court (600.7401...600.7447)
- 236-1961-75 Chapter 75 Garnishment in Justice Court (600.7501...600.7585)
- 236-1961-76 Chapter 76 Fees of Justices, Jurors, Constables and Witnesses (600.7601...600.7651)
- 236-1961-77 Chapter 77 Appeals From Justice Court (600.7701...600.7741)
- 236-1961-78 Chapter 78 Contempts in Justice Court (600.7801...600.7831)
- 236-1961-79 Chapter 79 General Provisions as to Justice Courts (600.7901...600.7975)
- 236-1961-80 Chapter 80 the Business Court (600.8001...600.8047)
- 236-1961-81 Chapter 81 District Court: Establishment; Districts (600.8101...600.8181)
- 236-1961-82 Chapter 82 District Judges (600.8201...600.8288)
- 236-1961-83 Chapter 83 District Court: Jurisdiction; Powers (600.8301...600.8396)
- 236-1961-84 Chapter 84 Small Claims Division (600.8401...600.8427)
- 236-1961-85 Chapter 85 Magistrates (600.8501...600.8555)
- 236-1961-86 Chapter 86 Recorders and Stenographers (600.8601...600.8635)
- 236-1961-87 Chapter 87 Municipal Civil Infractions (600.8701...600.8735)
- 236-1961-88 Chapter 88 State Civil Infractions (600.8801...600.8835)
- 236-1961-91 Chapter 91 State Judicial Council (600.9101...600.9109)
- 236-1961-99 Chapter 99 Repeals, Savings Clause and Effective Date (600.9901...600.9948)
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