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Section 600.2901 - Actions Abolished; Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction, and Breach of Contract to Marry. - Sec. 2901. The following causes of action are abolished: (1)...
Section 600.2902 - Actions Abolished; Certain Real Actions. - Sec. 2902. All writs of right, writs of dower, writs...
Section 600.2903 - Judgment in Tort; Renewal; Continuance of Remedies. - Sec. 2903. Any judgment in tort heretofore or hereafter rendered...
Section 600.2904 - Repealed. 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section abolished governmental immunity of political...
Section 600.2905 - Civil Actions by State; Laws Applicable. - Sec. 2905. Every suit or proceeding in a civil cause...
Section 600.2906 - Confession of Judgment. - Sec. 2906. Judgments may be entered in any circuit court...
Section 600.2907 - Malicious Prosecution or Action; Civil Liability, Penalty. - Sec. 2907. Every person who shall, for vexation and trouble...
Section 600.2907a - Violation of MCL 565.25; Liability to Owner of Encumbered Property; Penalty. - Sec. 2907a. (1) A person who violates section 25 of...
Section 600.2908 - Repealed. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to civil actions against...
Section 600.2909 - Stockholders; Individual Liability for Corporate Debts; Enforcement; Labor Debts. - Sec. 2909. Whenever any stockholders are individually liable for the...
Section 600.2910 - Action for Seduction. - Sec. 2910. Actions for seduction are subject to the following...
Section 600.2911 - Action for Libel or Slander. - Sec. 2911. (1) Words imputing a lack of chastity to...
Section 600.2912 - Actions for Malpractice; Member of State Licensed Profession. - Sec. 2912. (1) A civil action for malpractice may be...
Section 600.2912a - Action Alleging Malpractice; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 2912a. (1) Subject to subsection (2), in an action...
Section 600.2912b - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Notice; Mailing; Notice Period; Statement; Access to Medical Records; Tacking Successive Notice Periods; Response; Failure to Receive Response; Health Professional or Facility Not Intending to... - Sec. 2912b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 600.2912c - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Affidavit Certifying Noninvolvement; Dismissal of Claim; Reinstatement of Party; Discovery. - Sec. 2912c. (1) In an action alleging medical malpractice, a...
Section 600.2912d - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Complaint to Be Accompanied by Affidavit of Merit; Filing Extension; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records. - Sec. 2912d. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the plaintiff in...
Section 600.2912e - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Answer to Complaint; Filing Affidavit of Meritorious Defense; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records. - Sec. 2912e. (1) In an action alleging medical malpractice, within...
Section 600.2912f - Waiver of Privilege; Permissible Communication; Disclosure Not as Violation of Law. - Sec. 2912f. (1) A person who has given notice under...
Section 600.2912g - Arbitration. - Sec. 2912g. (1) Subject to subsection (2), at any time...
Section 600.2912h - Settlement Agreement. - Sec. 2912h. (1) If the plaintiff in an action alleging...
Section 600.2913 - Minor Maliciously or Wilfully Destroying Property or Causing Bodily Harm or Injury to Person; Recovery of Damages From Parents. - Sec. 2913. A municipal corporation, county, township, village, school district,...
Section 600.2914 - Discharge in Bankruptcy; Cancellation of Judgment, Procedure; Notice to Judgment Creditor; Judgments From Other States; “Judgment” Defined; Judgments Under MCL 257.513. - Sec. 2914. After a bankrupt has been discharged from his...
Section 600.2915 - Actions for Taxes Due Other States; Reciprocity. - Sec. 2915. Any state of the United States of America...
Section 600.2916 - Lethal Gases for Fumigation; Liability; Damages; Means of Ingress; Locking; Posting; Permission to Enter; Notice; Violation as Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 2916. (1) Any person who uses any substance which,...
Section 600.2917 - Liability of Library, Merchant, Agent, or Independent Contractor for Conduct Involving Person Suspected of Larceny of Goods or Library Materials, or of Violating MCL 750.356c or MCL 750.356d; Definitions. - Sec. 2917. (1) In a civil action against a library...
Section 600.2917a - Detention of Individual Believed by Owner or Lessee of Theatrical Facility to Have Violated MCL 750.465a. - Sec. 2917a. The owner or lessee of a theatrical facility...
Section 600.2918 - Damages for Forcible Entry and Detainer; Damages for Unlawful Interference With Possessory Interest; Exceptions; Opening of Probate Estate; Forcible Entry or Possession by Occupant; Action for Possession; Claim for Injunctive Relie... - Sec. 2918. (1) Any person who is ejected or put...
Section 600.2919 - Damage or Waste to Land; Damages; Injunction; Contempt. - Sec. 2919. (1) Any person who: (a) cuts down or...
Section 600.2919a - Recovery of Damages, Costs, and Attorney's Fees by Person Damaged; Remedy Cumulative. - Sec. 2919a. (1) A person damaged as a result of...
Section 600.2920 - Unlawful Taking or Detention of Goods or Chattels; Civil Action to Recover Possession and Damages; Conditions; Surrender or Recovery of Books or Papers Pertaining to Office. - Sec. 2920. (1) A civil action may be brought to...
Section 600.2921 - Survival of Actions; Death of Injured Person During Pendency of Action. - Sec. 2921. All actions and claims survive death. Actions on...
Section 600.2922 - Death by Wrongful Act, Neglect, or Fault of Another; Liability; Action by Personal Representative; Limitation; Notice; Approval or Rejection of Proposed Settlement; Award and Distribution of Damages; Presentation of Claim for Damag... - Sec. 2922. (1) Whenever the death of a person, injuries...
Section 600.2922a - Wrongful or Negligent Act Resulting in Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Physical Injury; Liability; Exceptions; “Physician or Other Licensed Health Professional” Defined. - Sec. 2922a. (1) A person who commits a wrongful or...
Section 600.2922b - Use of Deadly Force or Other Than Deadly Force by Individual in Self-Defense; Immunity From Civil Liability. - Sec. 2922b. An individual who uses deadly force or force...
Section 600.2922c - Individual Sued for Using Deadly Force or Force Other Than Deadly Force; Award of Attorney Fees and Costs; Conditions. - Sec. 2922c. The court shall award the payment of actual...
Section 600.2923 - Action on Official or Other Bond; Assignment of Specific Breaches; Pendancy of Suit; Notice by Surety; Damages Paid Equal or Less Than Liability of Surety; Execution; Levy; Judgments in Excess of Liability; Unsatisfied Executions. - Sec. 2923. (1) When an action is prosecuted in any...
Section 600.2924 - Bill of Discovery. - Sec. 2924. An equitable action seeking relief in the nature...
Section 600.2925 - Repealed. 1974, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1974. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to contribution between joint...
Section 600.2925a - Right of Contribution Where Judgment Not Recovered; Limitation on Recovery; Effect of Settlement; Defenses; Intervention; Subrogation; Right of Indemnity; Breach of Fiduciary Obligation; Liability of Secretary of State. - Sec. 2925a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act,...
Section 600.2925b - Determining Pro Rata Shares of Tortfeasors. - Sec. 2925b. Except as otherwise provided by law, in determining...
Section 600.2925c - Enforcement of Contribution; Absence of Judgment as Bar to Contribution; Discharge of Other Tort-Feasors; Judgment Binding in Determining Right to Contribution. - Sec. 2925c. (1) Whether or not judgment has been entered...
Section 600.2925d - Effect of Release, Covenant Not to Sue, or Covenant Not to Enforce Judgment. - Sec. 2925d. If a release or a covenant not to...
Section 600.2926 - Jurisdiction to Appoint Receivers; Termination. - Sec. 2926. Circuit court judges in the exercise of their...
Section 600.2926a - Cemetery Receivers and Conservators; Appointments; Term; Accounting; Compensation and Expenses. - Sec. 2926a. (1) Circuit court judges in the exercise of...
Section 600.2927 - Mortgaged Property; Nonpayment of Taxes or Insurance as Waste; Appointment of Receiver; Conditions. - Sec. 2927. (1) The parties to any mortgage, trust mortgage,...
Section 600.2928 - Land of Infants and Incompetents; Disposition; Discharge of Incumbrance; Effect of Will or Conveyance; Proceeds of Sale; Dower; Court Orders; Infant or Incompetent as Ward of Court; Proceedings; Delivery of Guardianship Property. - Sec. 2928. (1) The circuit court may order the sale,...
Section 600.2929 - Lands Held in Trust; Sale by Fiduciary, Orders of Court. - Sec. 2929. (1) Actions for equitable relief by any fiduciary...
Section 600.2930 - Life Estate; Sale on Order of Court; Bond; Confirmation; Effect of Conveyance, Will, or Order of Court; Proceedings. - Sec. 2930. (1) Circuit courts may order any lands, tenements,...
Section 600.2931 - Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to barring dower of...
Section 600.2932 - Quieting Title; Interest of Plaintiff; Action by Mortgagee; Establishment of Title; Tenancy in Common; Actions. - Sec. 2932. (1) Any person, whether he is in possession...
Section 600.2933 - Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to recovery of dower...
Section 600.2934 - Quieting Title; Lands Owned by Corporation After Expiration of Term; Complaint; Stockholders and Creditors of Corporation as Defendants; Service; Judgment; Damages; Costs; Actions. - Sec. 2934. (1) Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of...
Section 600.2935 - Quieting Title; Recording of Judgment. - Sec. 2935. If the effect of a judgment is to...
Section 600.2936 - Probate in Chancery of Foreign Will; Proof by Copy; Legal Representative's Bill of Peace. - Sec. 2936. (1) Whenever it is necessary to probate in...
Section 600.2937 - Obstructions and Encroachments on Public Highways, Streets and Alleys; Circuit Court; Relief. - Sec. 2937. All claims for relief from obstructions and encroachments...
Section 600.2938 - Obscene Matter; Injunction; Adjudication; Temporary or Preliminary Injunction; Effect of Injunction; Distribution of Obscene Matter After Summons and Complaint; Delegation of Authority; Criminal Prosecution; Proceedings. - Sec. 2938. (1) The chief executive or legal office of...
Section 600.2939 - Gaming; Action by Loser; Oath of Parties; Prosecution According to Common Law; Forfeiture; Limitation; Securities; Lands Enuring of Benefit. - Sec. 2939. (1) In any suit brought by the person...
Section 600.2940 - Nuisance; Abatement; Circuit Court; Injunction; Private Nuisance; Damages; Warrant to Abate and Remove Nuisance; Expense; Actions. - Sec. 2940. (1) All claims based on or to abate...
Section 600.2941 - Artesian or Flowing Well; Certain Condition Deemed Nuisance; Abatement; Damages; Unreasonable or Unnecessary Waste; Order or Judgment; Reopening. - Sec. 2941. (1) Any artesian or flowing well, the water...
Section 600.2942 - Public Securities Validation; Action to Contest Validity; Counterclaim; Third Party Complaint; Continuances; Amendment; Notice to Appear; Service; Publication of Order to Appear; Parties; Other Actions; Intervention; Final Judgment... - Sec. 2942. (1) If an action contesting the validity of...
Section 600.2943 - Quieting Title; Relief to Defendant on Rehearing. - Sec. 2943. When any rehearing of an action quieting title...
Section 600.2944 - Access to Adjoining Property for Repairs or Improvements. - Sec. 2944. When an owner or lessee seeks to make...
Section 600.2945 - Definitions. - Sec. 2945. As used in this section and sections 1629,...
Section 600.2946 - Product Liability Action; Admissible Evidence. - Sec. 2946. (1) It shall be admissible as evidence in...
Section 600.2946a - Determination of Damages; Limitation. - Sec. 2946a. (1) In an action for product liability, the...
Section 600.2947 - Product Liability Action; Liability of Manufacturer or Seller. - Sec. 2947. (1) A manufacturer or seller is not liable...
Section 600.2948 - Death or Injury; Warnings as Evidence. - Sec. 2948. (1) Evidence is admissible in a product liability...
Section 600.2949 - Repealed. 1995, Act 249, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to contributory negligence, diminishment...
Section 600.2949a - Knowledge of Defective Product. - Sec. 2949a. In a product liability action, if the court...
Section 600.2949b - Automated Motor Vehicle; Liability of Manufacturer, Subcomponent System Producer, or Motor Vehicle Mechanic or Motor Vehicle Repair Facility; Applicability of MCL 600.2945 to 600.2949a; Definitions. - Sec. 2949b. (1) The manufacturer of a vehicle is not...
Section 600.2950 - Personal Protection Order; Restraining or Enjoining Spouse, Former Spouse, Individual With Child in Common, Individual in Dating Relationship, or Person Residing or Having Resided in Same Household From Certain Conduct; Respondent... - Sec. 2950. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (26)...
Section 600.2950a - Personal Protection Order Restraining or Enjoining Individual From Engaging in Conduct Prohibited Under MCL 750.411h, 750.411i, or 750.411s; Facts Alleging Stalking; Conduct; Respondent Required to Carry Concealed Weapon; Omitting... - Sec. 2950a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (27), (28),...
Section 600.2950b - Forms; Liability of Individual Providing Assistance. - Sec. 2950b. (1) The state court administrative office shall develop...
Section 600.2950c - Assistance With Personal Protection Order; Domestic Violence Victim Advocate. - Sec. 2950c. (1) The family division of the circuit court...
Section 600.2950h - Definitions. - Sec. 2950h. As used in this section and sections 2950i,...
Section 600.2950i - Foreign Protection Order; Validity; Affirmative Defenses. - Sec. 2950i. (1) A foreign protection order is valid if...
Section 600.2950j - Foreign Protection Order; Subject to Full Faith and Credit and Enforcement; Child Custody or Support Provision. - Sec. 2950j. (1) A valid foreign protection order shall be...
Section 600.2950k - Foreign Protection Order; Issuance Against Petitioner and Respondent; Conditions; “Spouse or Intimate Partner” Defined. - Sec. 2950k. (1) A foreign protection order sought by a...
Section 600.2950l - Foreign Protection Order. - Sec. 2950l. (1) Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and the court...
Section 600.2950m - Foreign Protection Order; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 2950m. A person who violates a foreign protection order...
Section 600.2950n - Order to Transfer Billing and Rights to Wireless Telephone Number to Petitioner; Conditions; Forms. - Sec. 2950n. (1) In an action described in section 2950(1)...
Section 600.2950o - Order Issued Under MCL 600.2950n; Service; Inability of Wireless Telephone Service Provider to Effectuate Order; Notice; Suspension of Order; Assumption of Financial Responsibility by Petitioner; Application of Requirements for Es... - Sec. 2950o. (1) An order issued under section 2950n must...
Section 600.2951 - “Approved Signaling Device” and “Pistol” Defined; Use of Approved Signaling Device; Strict Liability for Damages; Exception. - Sec. 2951. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Approved...
Section 600.2952 - Failure of Maker to Pay Amount of Dishonored Check, Draft, or Order; Liability; Written Demand for Payment; Delivery and Text; Effect of Payment Before Trial; Jurisdiction of Action. - Sec. 2952. (1) In addition to applicable penal sanctions, a...
Section 600.2953 - Retail Fraud; Liability; Civil Damages; Demand for Payment; Text; Noncompliance; Effect of Payment; Jurisdiction; Civil Action Against Parent; Formal Police Report; Violation by Merchant Precluding Recovery. - Sec. 2953. (1) In addition to applicable penal sanctions, a...
Section 600.2953a - Motion Picture Recording Violation. - Sec. 2953a. (1) A person who commits an act that...
Section 600.2954 - Maintaining Civil Action Against Individual Engaging in Prohibited Conduct; “Victim” Defined. - Sec. 2954. (1) A victim may maintain a civil action...
Section 600.2955 - Scientific or Expert Opinion or Evidence; Admissibility. - Sec. 2955. (1) In an action for the death of...
Section 600.2955a - Impaired Ability to Function Due to Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled Substance as Absolute Defense; Definitions. - Sec. 2955a. (1) It is an absolute defense in an...
Section 600.2955b - Plaintiff's Action for Individual's Bodily Injury or Death During Commission of Felony; Dismissal With Prejudice; Stay of Civil Action Until Final Disposition; Period of Limitations; Applicability; Definitions. - Sec. 2955b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 600.2956 - Several and Joint Liability. - Sec. 2956. Except as provided in section 6304, in an...
Section 600.2956a - Certificate of Employability as Evidence of Due Care. - Sec. 2956a. (1) In an action based on tort or...
Section 600.2957 - Determination and Allocation of Fault; Action Against Nonparty; Amendment of Pleading; Assessment of Fault Against Nonparty. - Sec. 2957. (1) In an action based on tort or...
Section 600.2958 - Plaintiff's Contributory Fault Not as Bar to Recovery of Damages. - Sec. 2958. Subject to section 2959, in an action based...
Section 600.2959 - Comparative Fault; Reduced Damages. - Sec. 2959. In an action based on tort or another...
Section 600.2960 - Burden of Proof; Cause of Action. - Sec. 2960. (1) The person seeking to establish fault under...
Section 600.2961 - Definitions; Determining When Commission Due; Payment of Commissions; Liability; Attorney Fees and Costs; Jurisdiction; Contract Waiver Void; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 2961. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Commission"...
Section 600.2962 - Malpractice Action Against Certified Public Accountant. - Sec. 2962. (1) This section applies to an action for...
Section 600.2962[1] - Definitions; Unauthorized Receipt of Cable or Satellite Television Service; Action to Enjoin; Damages; Actual Damages Not Required; Separate Causes of Action. - Sec. 2962. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Cable...
Section 600.2962a - Definitions; Injunction; Damages; Civil Action; Court Actions; Actual Damages or Convictions Not Prerequisite to Action; Additional Penalties or Remedies; Separate Causes of Action. - Sec. 2962a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Telecommunications...
Section 600.2963 - Commencement of Civil Action or Filing Appeal in Civil Action by Prisoner; Payment of Filing Fees and Costs; Claim of Indigency; Failure to Pay Fees and Costs. - Sec. 2963. (1) If a prisoner under the jurisdiction of...
Section 600.2964 - Social Security or Credit Card Number on Check as Condition of Acceptance; Requirement Prohibited; Exceptions; Prima Facie Evidence of Identity; Violation; Penalty; “Sale at Retail” Defined. - Sec. 2964. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...
Section 600.2965 - Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Preclusion Abolished. - Sec. 2965. The common law doctrine that precludes a firefighter...
Section 600.2966 - Injury to Firefighter or Police Officer; Governmental Immunity. - Sec. 2966. The state, a political subdivision of this state,...
Section 600.2967 - Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Circumstances as Proof; Construction of Section; Definitions. - Sec. 2967. (1) Except as provided in section 2966, a...
Section 600.2968 - Repealed. 2020, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to liability for improper...
Section 600.2969 - Repealed. 1999, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to definitions and damages...
Section 600.2970 - Repealed. 1999, Act 240, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to definitions and damages...
Section 600.2971 - Wrongful Birth or Wrongful Life Claims; Prohibitions; Exceptions. - Sec. 2971. (1) A person shall not bring a civil...
Section 600.2972 - Allegation of Domestic Violence; Consideration of Motion to Seal Court Records; “Domestic Violence” Defined. - Sec. 2972. (1) When considering a motion to seal court...
Section 600.2973 - Field Crop Produced for Crop Research or Testing; Intentional Damage or Destruction; Damage Award; Definitions. - Sec. 2973. (1) A person who intentionally damages or destroys...
Section 600.2974 - Limitation of Civil Liability for Weight Gain or Obesity; Requirements for Cause of Action; Definitions. - Sec. 2974. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a manufacturer, packer,...
Section 600.2975 - Publishing Instructions for Manufacture or Creation of Methamphetamine; Commencement of Action; Court Order; Relief; Exception; Definitions. - Sec. 2975. (1) The attorney general may commence an action...
Section 600.2975a - Entry of Judgment for Damages; Notice to Department. - Sec. 2975a. Upon entry of a judgment for damages against...
Section 600.2976 - Seller or End User Who Stores, Secures, Uses, Transports, or Protects Anhydrous Ammonia; Immunity From Tort Liability; Applicability; Definitions. - Sec. 2976. (1) A seller or end user who stores,...
Section 600.2977 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business; Protection From Liability; Exception; Definitions. - Sec. 2977. (1) A liquefied petroleum gas business is not...
Section 600.2978 - Court Action by Victim of Female Genital Mutilation; Remedies; Definitions. - Sec. 2978. (1) An individual who is a victim of...
Section 600.2979 - Action for Trespass, Unjust Enrichment, or Other Action; Michigan Electric Cooperative Easement; Rebuttable Presumption; Liability; Damages; Definitions. - Sec. 2979. (1) In a trespass, unjust enrichment, or any...