Michigan Compiled Laws 236-1961-85 Chapter 85 Magistrates (600.8501...600.8555)

• Section 600.8501 District Court Magistrates; Number; Appointment; Approval; Qualifications; Thirty-sixth District.
  (1) In a county which elects by itself fewer than 2 district judges, the county board of commissioners shall provide for 1 district court...
• Section 600.8503 District Court Of First Or Second Class; Clerk Or Deputy Clerk As Magistrate.
  Subject to the provisions of section 8501, the judges of the district court within a district of the first or second class may appoint...
• Section 600.8507 Magistrates; Qualifications; Term; Oath; Bond; Temporarily Absent Or Incapacitated Magistrate; Ordering Temporary Service Of Magistrate Of Another County; Reimbursement; Service Of Magistrate In Another County; Service Of Magistrate Pursuant To Multiple District Plan.
  (1) Magistrates shall be registered electors in the county in which they are appointed. All magistrates appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the...
• Section 600.8509 Repealed. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to magistrates; jurisdiction and duties.
• Section 600.8511 District Court Magistrate; Jurisdiction And Duties.
  A district court magistrate has the following jurisdiction and duties: (a) To arraign and sentence upon pleas of guilty or nolo contendere for violations...
• Section 600.8512 Authority Of District Court Magistrate; Special Training Course In Traffic Law And Sanctions; Limitation On Authority.
  (1) A district court magistrate may hear and preside over civil infraction admissions, admissions with explanation, motions to set aside default or withdraw admissions,...
• Section 600.8512a Powers Of District Court Magistrate Generally.
  Only to the extent expressly authorized by the chief judge, presiding judge, or only judge of the district court district, a district court magistrate...
• Section 600.8513 Additional Powers Of District Court Magistrate; Judicial Immunity.
  (1) When authorized by the chief judge of the district and whenever a district judge is not immediately available, a district court magistrate may...
• Section 600.8514 Administration Of Oaths; Examination Of Witnesses; Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law; Recommending Judgment; Functions Of Magistrate.
  A district court magistrate who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, if authorized by the chief judge of the district,...
• Section 600.8515 Appeals.
  Appeals as of right may be taken from the district court magistrate to the district court. Appeal shall be taken within 7 days after...
• Section 600.8521 Magistrates; Compensation.
  (1) Magistrates shall be paid by the county in districts of the first and second class and by the district control unit or units...
• Section 600.8525 Practice Of Law Prohibited.
  An attorney at law who is a magistrate shall be prohibited from the practice of law in the district court for the district in...
• Section 600.8535 Disposition Of Fines And Costs.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), district court magistrates shall pay all fines and costs received by them to the clerk of the...
• Section 600.8541 Superintending Control Of District Judge; Limitation; Functions And Duties Of District Judge In Chambers.
  (1) The judges of the district court shall exercise superintending control over all magistrates within their districts. A district judge may not extend the...
• Section 600.8545 Small Claims Division; Duties.
  Magistrates shall exercise the same powers and perform the same duties as deputy clerks of the district court for the purpose of carrying out...
• Section 600.8551 Magistrates To Sit At County Seat, City, Or Other Determined Location.
  Magistrates shall sit at any county seat and city or other locations as determined by the presiding judge. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd....
• Section 600.8555 Repealed. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to maintenance of docket on certain forms.

Last modified: October 10, 2016