Michigan Compiled Laws
236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)
Section 600.2954 - Maintaining Civil Action Against Individual Engaging in Prohibited Conduct; “Victim” Defined.

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961

Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)

236-1961-29 - Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)

Section 600.2901 - Actions Abolished; Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction, and Breach of Contract to Marry.

Section 600.2902 - Actions Abolished; Certain Real Actions.

Section 600.2903 - Judgment in Tort; Renewal; Continuance of Remedies.

Section 600.2904 - Repealed. 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965.

Section 600.2905 - Civil Actions by State; Laws Applicable.

Section 600.2906 - Confession of Judgment.

Section 600.2907 - Malicious Prosecution or Action; Civil Liability, Penalty.

Section 600.2907a - Violation of MCL 565.25; Liability to Owner of Encumbered Property; Penalty.

Section 600.2908 - Repealed. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.

Section 600.2909 - Stockholders; Individual Liability for Corporate Debts; Enforcement; Labor Debts.

Section 600.2910 - Action for Seduction.

Section 600.2911 - Action for Libel or Slander.

Section 600.2912 - Actions for Malpractice; Member of State Licensed Profession.

Section 600.2912a - Action Alleging Malpractice; Burden of Proof.

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...

Section 600.2912c - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Affidavit Certifying Noninvolvement; Dismissal of Claim; Reinstatement of Party; Discovery.

Section 600.2912d - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Complaint to Be Accompanied by Affidavit of Merit; Filing Extension; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records.

Section 600.2912e - Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Answer to Complaint; Filing Affidavit of Meritorious Defense; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records.

Section 600.2912f - Waiver of Privilege; Permissible Communication; Disclosure Not as Violation of Law.

Section 600.2912g - Arbitration.

Section 600.2912h - Settlement Agreement.

Section 600.2913 - Minor Maliciously or Wilfully Destroying Property or Causing Bodily Harm or Injury to Person; Recovery of Damages From Parents.

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.

Section 600.2915 - Actions for Taxes Due Other States; Reciprocity.

Section 600.2916 - Lethal Gases for Fumigation; Liability; Damages; Means of Ingress; Locking; Posting; Permission to Enter; Notice; Violation as Felony; Penalty.

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.

Section 600.2917a - Detention of Individual Believed by Owner or Lessee of Theatrical Facility to Have Violated MCL 750.465a.

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...

Section 600.2919 - Damage or Waste to Land; Damages; Injunction; Contempt.

Section 600.2919a - Recovery of Damages, Costs, and Attorney's Fees by Person Damaged; Remedy Cumulative.

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.

Section 600.2921 - Survival of Actions; Death of Injured Person During Pendency of Action.

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...

Section 600.2922a - Wrongful or Negligent Act Resulting in Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Physical Injury; Liability; Exceptions; “Physician or Other Licensed Health Professional” Defined.

Section 600.2922b - Use of Deadly Force or Other Than Deadly Force by Individual in Self-Defense; Immunity From Civil Liability.

Section 600.2922c - Individual Sued for Using Deadly Force or Force Other Than Deadly Force; Award of Attorney Fees and Costs; Conditions.

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.

Section 600.2924 - Bill of Discovery.

Section 600.2925 - Repealed. 1974, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1974.

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.

Section 600.2925b - Determining Pro Rata Shares of Tortfeasors.

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.

Section 600.2925d - Effect of Release, Covenant Not to Sue, or Covenant Not to Enforce Judgment.

Section 600.2926 - Jurisdiction to Appoint Receivers; Termination.

Section 600.2926a - Cemetery Receivers and Conservators; Appointments; Term; Accounting; Compensation and Expenses.

Section 600.2927 - Mortgaged Property; Nonpayment of Taxes or Insurance as Waste; Appointment of Receiver; Conditions.

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.

Section 600.2929 - Lands Held in Trust; Sale by Fiduciary, Orders of Court.

Section 600.2930 - Life Estate; Sale on Order of Court; Bond; Confirmation; Effect of Conveyance, Will, or Order of Court; Proceedings.

Section 600.2931 - Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017.

Section 600.2932 - Quieting Title; Interest of Plaintiff; Action by Mortgagee; Establishment of Title; Tenancy in Common; Actions.

Section 600.2933 - Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017.

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.

Section 600.2935 - Quieting Title; Recording of Judgment.

Section 600.2936 - Probate in Chancery of Foreign Will; Proof by Copy; Legal Representative's Bill of Peace.

Section 600.2937 - Obstructions and Encroachments on Public Highways, Streets and Alleys; Circuit Court; Relief.

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.

Section 600.2939 - Gaming; Action by Loser; Oath of Parties; Prosecution According to Common Law; Forfeiture; Limitation; Securities; Lands Enuring of Benefit.

Section 600.2940 - Nuisance; Abatement; Circuit Court; Injunction; Private Nuisance; Damages; Warrant to Abate and Remove Nuisance; Expense; Actions.

Section 600.2941 - Artesian or Flowing Well; Certain Condition Deemed Nuisance; Abatement; Damages; Unreasonable or Unnecessary Waste; Order or Judgment; Reopening.

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...

Section 600.2943 - Quieting Title; Relief to Defendant on Rehearing.

Section 600.2944 - Access to Adjoining Property for Repairs or Improvements.

Section 600.2945 - Definitions.

Section 600.2946 - Product Liability Action; Admissible Evidence.

Section 600.2946a - Determination of Damages; Limitation.

Section 600.2947 - Product Liability Action; Liability of Manufacturer or Seller.

Section 600.2948 - Death or Injury; Warnings as Evidence.

Section 600.2949 - Repealed. 1995, Act 249, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

Section 600.2949a - Knowledge of Defective Product.

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.

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...

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...

Section 600.2950b - Forms; Liability of Individual Providing Assistance.

Section 600.2950c - Assistance With Personal Protection Order; Domestic Violence Victim Advocate.

Section 600.2950h - Definitions.

Section 600.2950i - Foreign Protection Order; Validity; Affirmative Defenses.

Section 600.2950j - Foreign Protection Order; Subject to Full Faith and Credit and Enforcement; Child Custody or Support Provision.

Section 600.2950k - Foreign Protection Order; Issuance Against Petitioner and Respondent; Conditions; “Spouse or Intimate Partner” Defined.

Section 600.2950l - Foreign Protection Order.

Section 600.2950m - Foreign Protection Order; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 600.2950n - Order to Transfer Billing and Rights to Wireless Telephone Number to Petitioner; Conditions; Forms.

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...

Section 600.2951 - “Approved Signaling Device” and “Pistol” Defined; Use of Approved Signaling Device; Strict Liability for Damages; Exception.

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.

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.

Section 600.2953a - Motion Picture Recording Violation.

Section 600.2954 - Maintaining Civil Action Against Individual Engaging in Prohibited Conduct; “Victim” Defined.

Section 600.2955 - Scientific or Expert Opinion or Evidence; Admissibility.

Section 600.2955a - Impaired Ability to Function Due to Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled Substance as Absolute Defense; Definitions.

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.

Section 600.2956 - Several and Joint Liability.

Section 600.2956a - Certificate of Employability as Evidence of Due Care.

Section 600.2957 - Determination and Allocation of Fault; Action Against Nonparty; Amendment of Pleading; Assessment of Fault Against Nonparty.

Section 600.2958 - Plaintiff's Contributory Fault Not as Bar to Recovery of Damages.

Section 600.2959 - Comparative Fault; Reduced Damages.

Section 600.2960 - Burden of Proof; Cause of Action.

Section 600.2961 - Definitions; Determining When Commission Due; Payment of Commissions; Liability; Attorney Fees and Costs; Jurisdiction; Contract Waiver Void; Applicability of Section.

Section 600.2962 - Malpractice Action Against Certified Public Accountant.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Section 600.2965 - Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Preclusion Abolished.

Section 600.2966 - Injury to Firefighter or Police Officer; Governmental Immunity.

Section 600.2967 - Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Circumstances as Proof; Construction of Section; Definitions.

Section 600.2968 - Repealed. 2020, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021.

Section 600.2969 - Repealed. 1999, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Section 600.2970 - Repealed. 1999, Act 240, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Section 600.2971 - Wrongful Birth or Wrongful Life Claims; Prohibitions; Exceptions.

Section 600.2972 - Allegation of Domestic Violence; Consideration of Motion to Seal Court Records; “Domestic Violence” Defined.

Section 600.2973 - Field Crop Produced for Crop Research or Testing; Intentional Damage or Destruction; Damage Award; Definitions.

Section 600.2974 - Limitation of Civil Liability for Weight Gain or Obesity; Requirements for Cause of Action; Definitions.

Section 600.2975 - Publishing Instructions for Manufacture or Creation of Methamphetamine; Commencement of Action; Court Order; Relief; Exception; Definitions.

Section 600.2975a - Entry of Judgment for Damages; Notice to Department.

Section 600.2976 - Seller or End User Who Stores, Secures, Uses, Transports, or Protects Anhydrous Ammonia; Immunity From Tort Liability; Applicability; Definitions.

Section 600.2977 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business; Protection From Liability; Exception; Definitions.

Section 600.2978 - Court Action by Victim of Female Genital Mutilation; Remedies; Definitions.

Section 600.2979 - Action for Trespass, Unjust Enrichment, or Other Action; Michigan Electric Cooperative Easement; Rebuttable Presumption; Liability; Damages; Definitions.