Section 600.408 - Trial courts; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plans of concurrent jurisdiction.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.408 Trial courts; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plans of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 408.
(1) Within the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, the circuit judges, the probate judges, and the district judges in 1 or more district court districts within the county, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, by a majority vote of each group of judges, may adopt 1 or more plans of concurrent jurisdiction for the participating trial courts in that county.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may provide for 1 or more of the following:
(a) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.
(b) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the district court within the participating district court districts within the county.
(c) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(d) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the district court within the participating district court districts within the county.
(e) The district court and 1 or more district judges in the participating district court districts within the county may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(f) The district court and 1 or more district judges in the participating district court districts within the county may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.
(3) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall provide for the transfer or assignment of cases between the trial courts affected by the plan and to individual judges of those courts as necessary to implement the plan and to fairly distribute the workload among those judges.
(4) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction involving district court districts of the third class may include an agreement as to the allocation of court revenue, other than revenue payable by statute to libraries or state funds, and court expenses. This agreement is subject to approval by the county board of commissioners and by each local funding unit of each participating district of the third class.
(5) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
History: Add. 2002, Act 678, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003