Michigan Compiled Laws 236-1961-19 Chapter 19 Commencement Of Action And Service Of Process (600.1901...600.1974)

• Section 600.1901 Civil Action; Commencement; Filing Of Complaint.
  A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
• Section 600.1902 “victim” Defined; Civil Action Against Victim Of Criminal Sexual Conduct Or Assault With Intent To Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct; Dismissal; Period Of Limitations; Applicability Of Section.
  (1) As used in this section, “victim” means any 1 of the following: (a) The person alleging to have been subjected to a crime...
• Section 600.1905 Summons; Issuance; Duplicate; Form; Contents; Amendment Of Process Or Proof Of Service.
  (1) Upon the filing of the complaint the clerk of the court in which the complaint is filed shall forthwith issue summons. Separate summons...
• Section 600.1908 Process; Persons To Make Service.
  (1) Process in civil actions may be served by any person of suitable age and discretion who is not a party nor an officer...
• Section 600.1910 Proof Of Service; Methods; Failure To Make Proof Of Service.
  (1) Proof of service shall be made by 1 of the following methods: (a) Written acknowledgment of receipt of a summons and a copy...
• Section 600.1912 Process; Personal Service On Individual.
  Service of process may be made upon an individual by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with the defendant personally. History:...
• Section 600.1913 Process; Substituted Service.
  (1) Service of process may be made, (a) upon an individual nonresident defendant having any of the contacts, ties or relations with this state...
• Section 600.1917 Process; Service On Partnership Or Limited Partnership.
  Service of process upon a partnership or limited partnership may be made by (1) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with...
• Section 600.1918 Civil Action; Service Of Process On Person Doing Business Under Assumed Name.
  Process issued from any court of record against an individual doing business under an assumed name may be served upon the individual, or by...
• Section 600.1920 Process; Service On Corporation; Insurers.
  Service of process upon a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, may be made by (1) leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint...
• Section 600.1923 Process; Service On Partnership Association Or Unincorporated Voluntary Association.
  Service of process upon a partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association may be made by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint...
• Section 600.1925 Process; Service On Public, Municipal Or Governmental Corporation, Boards, Or Bodies.
  Service of process upon public, municipal, quasi-municipal, or governmental corporations, unincorporated boards, or public bodies, may be made by leaving a summons and a...
• Section 600.1930 Process; Service On Individual's Agent Or Public Officer.
  Service of process upon any defendant may be made by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with an agent authorized by...
• Section 600.1940 Process; Personal Jurisdiction Not Required; Service Of Process.
  In all civil actions in which personal jurisdiction over a defendant is not required, the court may order the defendant to answer or take...
• Section 600.1945 Process; Order For Substituted Service; Contents; Unknown Defendants.
  The order shall contain the name of the court, the names of the parties, directions as to where and when to answer or take...
• Section 600.1947 Notice Of Pendency Of Action; Publication.
  The defendant may be notified of the pendency of the action and his obligation thereto by: (1) publishing a copy of the order in...
• Section 600.1950 Newspaper; Definition.
  (1) The term “newspaper” is limited to a newspaper published in the English language for the dissemination of local or transmitted news and intelligence...
• Section 600.1951 Mailing Of Service; Manner.
  Mailing under section 1947 shall be accomplished by complying with the following: (1) Enclosing a copy of the order as above described in a...
• Section 600.1955 Substituted Service; Proof.
  Service of process made pursuant to sections 1940 to 1960 shall be proved as follows: (1) If made by publication, by an affidavit of...
• Section 600.1960 Substituted Service; Jurisdiction On Defendant's Interest.
  Service of process pursuant to sections 1940 to 1960 does not give personal jurisdiction over the person of the defendant but is a reasonable...
• Section 600.1965 Pleader; Service Of Papers; Default; Effect.
  (1) Unless otherwise specifically provided by this act, any party who has filed a pleading or motion shall be served with every written paper...
• Section 600.1968 Service Of Papers; Attorneys; Contempt.
  (1) Except for the original service of the complaint and summons, service required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an...
• Section 600.1970 Service Of Papers; Delivery To Attorney; Party; Mailing.
  Service upon the attorney shall be made by delivering a copy to him or by mailing a copy to him at his last known...
• Section 600.1971 Service Of Papers; Proof Of Service; Filing.
  Except as otherwise provided by sections 1912 to 1960, proof of service of all papers required or permitted to be served may be by...
• Section 600.1972 Service Of Papers; Inability To Make; Direction Of Court.
  Whenever service of papers subsequent to the original complaint cannot reasonably be made because of lack of an attorney of record or the inability...
• Section 600.1973 Service Of Papers; Numerous Parties.
  In any action in which there are unusually large numbers of parties on the same side, the court upon motion or of its own...
• Section 600.1974 Filing With Court; Definition.
  The filing of pleadings and other papers with the court shall be made by filing them with the office of the clerk of the...

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