Sec. 5521.
(1) Except as provided in sections 5519 and 5523, prospective relief ordered in a civil action concerning prison conditions shall be terminable upon the motion of a party or intervenor as follows:
(a) Two years after the date the court granted or approved the prospective relief.
(b) One year after the date the court entered an order denying termination of prospective relief.
(c) In the case of an order issued on or before the date the amendatory act that added this chapter is enacted into law, 2 years after that date of enactment.
(2) This section does not prevent the parties from agreeing to terminate or modify relief before the relief is terminated under subsection (1).
History: Add. 1999, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1999
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-55 - Chapter 55 Prisoner Litigation Reform (600.5501...600.5531)
Section 600.5501 - Civil Action Concerning Prison Conditions; Jurisdiction.
Section 600.5505 - Applicability of MCL 600.2963; Conditions for Dismissal.
Section 600.5513 - Revocation of Prisoner's Good Time or Disciplinary Credit; Conditions.
Section 600.5515 - Participation of Prisoner in Pretrial or Hearing Proceedings.
Section 600.5517 - Prospective Relief; Conditions; Limitation.
Section 600.5519 - Preliminary Injunctive Relief.
Section 600.5521 - Prospective Relief; Termination or Modification.
Section 600.5523 - Immediate Termination of Prospective Relief; Court Findings; Limitations.
Section 600.5525 - Consent Decree.
Section 600.5529 - Repealed. 2018, Act 54, Eff. June 4, 2018.