Michigan Compiled Laws 236-1961-64 Chapter 64 Court Of Claims (600.6401...600.6475)

• Section 600.6401 Court Of Claims; Short Title.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “the court of claims act”. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
• Section 600.6404 Court Of Claims; Assignment; Jurisdiction; Pending Matters; Transfer; Disability, Disqualification, Or Inability Of Judge To Attend To Matter; Death Of Judge; Term; Assignment Of Judge To Serve Remainder Of Term; Selection Of Chief Judge.
  (1) The court of claims consists of 4 court of appeals judges from at least 2 court of appeals districts assigned by the supreme...
• Section 600.6407 Sessions; Space And Equipment.
  The court shall hold at least 4 sessions in each year. Sessions of the court of claims may be held in the various court...
• Section 600.6410 Court Of Appeals Clerk As Clerk Of Court Of Claims; Filing Cause Of Action; Assignment Of Judge By Blind Draw; Copies Of Records, Proceedings, And Testimony; Fees Of Clerk, Reporter, Or Recorder; No Charge To State; Service Of Process.
  (1) The clerk of the court of appeals shall serve as the clerk of the court of claims. (2) A plaintiff may file a...
• Section 600.6413 Court Of Claims In Court Of Appeals District.
  The court of claims shall sit in the court of appeals district where a court of appeals judge serving as a judge of the...
• Section 600.6416 Court Of Claims; Representation Of State By Attorney General Or Assistants.
  The attorney general, or his assistants, shall appear for and represent the interests of the state in all matters before the court. History: 1961,...
• Section 600.6419 Court Of Claims; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Exceptions; Claims Less Than $1,000.00; Powers And Jurisdiction; Counterclaims; Res Judicata; Setoff, Recoupment, Or Cross Declaration; Writs Of Execution Or Garnishment; Judgment As Final; No Jurisdiction Of Claim For Compensation Under Mcl 418.101 To 418.941 And Mcl 419.101 To 419.104; Jurisdiction Of Circuit Court Over Certain Actions And Proceedings; "The State Or Any Of Its Departments Or Officers" Defined.
  (1) Except as provided in sections 6421 and 6440, the jurisdiction of the court of claims, as conferred upon it by this chapter, is...
• Section 600.6419a Repealed. 2013, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 2013.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to court of claims concurrent jurisdiction of any demand for equitable and declaratory relief ancillary to claim filed pursuant...
• Section 600.6420 Delegation Of Authority For Claim By State Employee Of $500.00 Or Less; Certification Of Loss Or Damage.
  The state administrative board may delegate the authority vested in it by section 6419(1) for any claim of $500.00 or less for damage or...
• Section 600.6421 Trial By Jury; Joinder Of Cases; Court Of Claims' Jurisdiction; Subsection (4) Inapplicable To Matters Transferred To Court Of Claims.
  (1) Nothing in this chapter eliminates or creates any right a party may have to a trial by jury, including any right that existed...
• Section 600.6422 Court Of Claims; Practice And Procedure; Fees.
  (1) Practice and procedure in the court of claims shall be in accordance with the statutes and court rules prescribing the practice in the...
• Section 600.6425 Court Of Claims; Depositions.
  The statutes and rules governing the taking of depositions in suits in the circuit courts of this state shall govern in the court of...
• Section 600.6428 Court Of Claims; Witnesses; Power To Compel Attendance.
  The court of claims is hereby given the same power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of books, papers, records, documents and any...
• Section 600.6431 Court Of Claims; Notice Of Intention To File Claim; Contents; Time; Verification; Copies.
  (1) No claim may be maintained against the state unless the claimant, within 1 year after such claim has accrued, files in the office...
• Section 600.6434 Pleadings; Verification And Service Of Complaint; Copies.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, the pleadings shall conform to the rules for pleadings in the circuit courts. (2) The complaint shall...
• Section 600.6437 Court Of Claims; Judgment On Stipulated Facts.
  The court may order entry of judgment against the state or any of its departments, commissions, boards, institutions, arms or agencies based upon facts...
• Section 600.6440 Court Of Claims; Remedy In Federal Court As Bar To Jurisdiction.
  No claimant may be permitted to file claim in said court against the state nor any department, commission, board, institution, arm or agency thereof...
• Section 600.6443 Court Of Claims; Trial By Court Without Jury; New Trial.
  The case shall be heard by the judge without a jury. The court may grant a new trial upon the same terms and under...
• Section 600.6446 Appeals To Court Of Appeals; Procedure; Notice Of Entry Of Final Order Or Judgment; Time For Appeal As Of Right.
  (1) Appeals shall lie from the court of claims to the court of appeals in all respects as if the court of claims was...
• Section 600.6449 Costs; Security For Costs On Appeal.
  (1) If the state shall put in issue the right of claimant to recover, the court may allow costs to the prevailing party from...
• Section 600.6452 Court Of Claims; Filing Of Claim; Time; Limitation Of Actions; Right Of Attorney General To Petition For Administration Of Estate Or Appoint Guardian Of Minor Or Disabled.
  (1) Every claim against the state, cognizable by the court of claims, shall be forever barred unless the claim is filed with the clerk...
• Section 600.6455 Interest Rate On Judgments; Effect Of Settlement Offer; Rejection Of Offer.
  (1) Interest shall not be allowed upon any claim up to the date of the rendition of judgment by the court, unless upon a...
• Section 600.6458 Court Of Claims; Judgment Against State; Payment.
  (1) In rendering any judgment against the state, or any department, commission, board, institution, arm, or agency, the court shall determine and specify in...
• Section 600.6461 Court Of Claims; Clerk's Report To Legislature; State Treasurer And Budget Director.
  (1) At the commencement of each session of the legislature and at such other times during the session as he or she may consider...
• Section 600.6464 Court Of Claims; Judgment; Discharge.
  The payment of any amount due as found by the judgment of the court of claims, including interest and costs, shall operate as a...
• Section 600.6467 Court Of Claims; State Agencies To Furnish Information Upon Request.
  The court shall have power to call upon any officer, department, institution, board, arm or agency of the state government for any examination, information...
• Section 600.6470 Court Of Claims; Fraud In Connection With Claim; Forfeiture.
  Any person who corruptly practices, or attempts to practice, any fraud against the state of Michigan, in the proof, statement, establishment, or allowance of...
• Section 600.6475 Court Of Claims; Actions Involving Negligent Operation Of Motor Vehicles Or Aircraft; Defense Of Governmental Function.
  In all actions brought in the court of claims against the state to recover damages resulting from the negligent operation by an officer, agent...

Last modified: October 10, 2016