Michigan Compiled Laws § 90.16 District Court; Jurisdiction; Proceedings; Applicable Laws.

90.16 District court; jurisdiction; proceedings; applicable laws.

Sec. 16.

The district court in the judicial district in which a city incorporated under this act is located has jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine a case for a violation of an ordinance of the city. Unless the case is a civil infraction action, proceedings in the district court shall be the same as in a prosecution to recover a penalty or forfeiture or to punish a violation of a criminal law of this state. The laws of this state regulating prosecutions in misdemeanor cases and the recovery of penalties apply.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3104 ;-- CL 1915, 3018 ;-- CL 1929, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 90.16 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994

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