Sec. 10.
Consistent with section 7, the county may file the civil action in the district court to recover a money judgment and to enforce that judgment in the same manner as other money judgments entered by the district court. If the defendant is still a prisoner in the county jail, venue in a district of the first class is proper in the county where the county jail is located and in a district of the second or third class is proper in the district where the county jail is located. If the defendant is a prisoner in a state correctional facility, venue is proper in the county in which the state correctional facility is located.
History: 1984, Act 118, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1984 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 544, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses
Act 118 of 1984 - The Prisoner Reimbursement to the County Act (801.81 - 801.93)
Section 801.82 - “County Jail” Defined.
Section 801.83 - Reimbursement for Expenses; Form.
Section 801.85 - Cooperation of Prisoner Required; Refusal to Cooperate.
Section 801.86 - Investigation of Reports.
Section 801.87 - Civil Action for Reimbursement; Consideration by Court; Money Judgment; Order.
Section 801.89 - Execution Against Homestead Prohibited.
Section 801.90 - Civil Action to Recover and Enforce Money Judgment; District Court; Venue.
Section 801.91 - Furnishing Information and Assistance to Attorney.
Section 801.92 - Disposition and Use of Reimbursements; Sworn Statements as Evidence of Amount Due.