Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.8541 Superintending Control Of District Judge; Limitation; Functions And Duties Of District Judge In Chambers.

600.8541 Superintending control of district judge; limitation; functions and duties of district judge in chambers.

Sec. 8541.

(1) The judges of the district court shall exercise superintending control over all magistrates within their districts. A district judge may not extend the jurisdiction of a district court magistrate beyond the jurisdiction expressly provided by law.

(2) A district court judge may perform in chambers all functions and duties which a district court magistrate is authorized to perform under section 8511 or 8512a.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985

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