Michigan Compiled Laws
3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)
Section 66.6 - Violation of Ordinance; Commencement of Prosecution; Judicial District; Powers of Court.

Sec. 6.
(1) an action for violation of an ordinance shall be commenced not more than 2 years after the violation occurs.
(2) An action for the violation of an ordinance shall be brought in the district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which the village is located unless the person alleged to have violated the ordinance admits responsibility at a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau as permitted by law. That court may hear, try, and determine causes and actions arising under an ordinance of the village, and impose sanctions for a violation of an ordinance as provided in the ordinance.
History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2760 ;-- CL 1915, 2631 ;-- CL 1929, 1540 ;-- CL 1948, 66.6 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages

Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)

3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)

Section 66.1 - Ordinance; Style; Passage; Days Required to Be Effective.

Section 66.2 - Violation of Ordinance; Sanction; Designation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime; Penalty.

Section 66.2a - Recreational Trailway; Posting Ordinance; Prohibited Operation of Vehicle as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

Section 66.3 - Record of Ordinances; Authentication.

Section 66.3a - Codification of Ordinances.

Section 66.4 - Publication of Ordinance or Synopsis; Certification; Adoption of State Statute by Reference; Penalty.

Section 66.5 - Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

Section 66.6 - Violation of Ordinance; Commencement of Prosecution; Judicial District; Powers of Court.

Section 66.7 - Violation of Ordinance; Civil Action to Recover Penalty; Warrant; Law Governing Proceedings.

Section 66.8 - Use of County Jail; Expenses.

Section 66.9 - Sufficient Statement of Cause; Right to Trial by Jury; Selecting and Summoning Jurors; Inhabitant of Village as Juror; Applicability of Section to Civil Infraction.

Section 66.10 - Appeals to Circuit Court; Proceedings.

Section 66.11 - Village Lockup or Holding Facility.

Section 66.12 - Security for Costs; Filing by Complaining Witness; Liability.

Section 66.13 - Fines; Payment.

Section 66.14 - Suit Against Collector; Failure to Pay Over Fines; Larceny.