Michigan Compiled Laws
236-1961-88 - Chapter 88 State Civil Infractions (600.8801...600.8835)
Section 600.8803 - State Civil Infraction; Commencement of Action; State as Plaintiff; Jurisdiction; Time; Place; Venue; Rights of Minor.

Sec. 8803.
(1) A state civil infraction action is commenced upon the issuance of a citation as provided in section 8807. The plaintiff in a state civil infraction action is the state.
(2) The district court and any municipal court have exclusive jurisdiction over state civil infraction actions.
(3) The time specified in a citation for appearance shall be within a reasonable time after the citation is issued pursuant to section 8807.
(4) The place specified in the citation for appearance shall be the court referred to in subsection (2) that has territorial jurisdiction of the place where the state civil infraction occurred. Venue in the district court is governed by section 8312.
(5) If the person cited is a minor, that individual shall be permitted to appear in court or to admit responsibility for a state civil infraction without the necessity of appointment of a guardian or next friend. The courts listed in subsection (2) shall have jurisdiction over the minor and may proceed in the same manner and in all respects as if that individual were an adult.
History: Add. 1995, Act 54, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961

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

236-1961-88 - Chapter 88 State Civil Infractions (600.8801...600.8835)

Section 600.8801 - Applicability of Chapter; Definitions.

Section 600.8803 - State Civil Infraction; Commencement of Action; State as Plaintiff; Jurisdiction; Time; Place; Venue; Rights of Minor.

Section 600.8805 - Citation; Numbering; Parts; Modification; Complaint Treated as Under Oath.

Section 600.8807 - Issuance of Citation by Law Enforcement Officer.

Section 600.8808 - Citation Issued to Nonresident of State; Leaving Deposit With Officer or Court; Failure to Appear; Default Judgment.

Section 600.8809 - Citation; Contents.

Section 600.8811 - Civil Infraction; Citation; Necessity of Sworn Complaint.

Section 600.8813 - Citation; Materially False Statement Knowingly Made by Officer; Felony; Penalty.

Section 600.8815 - Citation; Response to Allegations.

Section 600.8819 - Informal Hearing.

Section 600.8821 - Formal Hearing.

Section 600.8823 - Failure of Defendant to Appear at Scheduled Appearance, Informal Hearing, or Formal Hearing; Failure of Officer to Appear at Informal Hearing; Failure of Prosecutor to Appear at Formal Hearing.

Section 600.8825 - Acceptance of Fee by Law Enforcement Officer Prohibited.

Section 600.8827 - Sanctions.

Section 600.8829 - Default in Payment of Fines, Costs, Assessment, or Installment.

Section 600.8831 - Fines Ordered Under MCL 600.8827; Application to Libraries.

Section 600.8835 - Additional Costs.