REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.401 Plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 401.
(1) Within a county or judicial circuit, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, a plan of concurrent jurisdiction may be adopted by a majority vote of each of the following groups of judges for the participating trial courts in that county or judicial circuit:
(a) The circuit judges, the probate judges, and the district judges.
(b) The circuit judges and the probate judges.
(c) The circuit judges and the district judges.
(d) The probate judges and the district judges.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction 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.
(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.
(e) The district court and 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(f) The district court and 1 or more district judges 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 shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
(5) This section does not apply to the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, which have district court districts of the third class.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.401 Plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 401.
(1) Within a county or judicial circuit, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, a plan of concurrent jurisdiction may be adopted by a majority vote of each of the following groups of judges for the participating trial courts in that county or judicial circuit:
(a) The circuit judges, the probate judges, and the district judges.
(b) The circuit judges and the probate judges.
(c) The circuit judges and the district judges.
(d) The probate judges and the district judges.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction 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.
(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.
(e) The district court and 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(f) The district court and 1 or more district judges 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 shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
(5) This section does not apply to the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, which have district court districts of the third class.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.401 Plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 401.
(1) Within a county or judicial circuit, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, a plan of concurrent jurisdiction may be adopted by a majority vote of each of the following groups of judges for the participating trial courts in that county or judicial circuit:
(a) The circuit judges, the probate judges, and the district judges.
(b) The circuit judges and the probate judges.
(c) The circuit judges and the district judges.
(d) The probate judges and the district judges.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction 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.
(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.
(e) The district court and 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(f) The district court and 1 or more district judges 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 shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
(5) This section does not apply to the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, which have district court districts of the third class.
