2020 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-43 Chapter 43 Habeas Corpus (600.4301...600.4387)
Section 600.4304 Habeas Corpus; Power to Issue Writ.

Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 600.4304 (2020)
600.4304 Habeas corpus; power to issue writ.

Sec. 4304.

The writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention, or an order to show cause why the writ should not issue, may be issued by the following:

(1) The supreme court, or a justice thereof.

(2) The court of appeals, or a judge thereof.

(3) The circuit courts, or a judge thereof.

(4) The municipal courts of record, including but not limited to the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, common pleas court, or a judge thereof.

(5) The district courts, or a judge thereof.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975

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