Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1502a
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Sec. 2a.
(1) "Certification date" means August 15, 1996.
(2) "Chief judge" means the chief judge of a judicial circuit court, a judicial district court, or a judicial probate court as provided in the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.
(3) "Governing body" means the representative legislative body of a municipality, or the administrative board or commission of a public corporation or instrumentality that does not have a representative legislative body.
(4) "Judicial circuit court" means a judicial circuit of the circuit court as provided in section 11 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.
(5) "Judicial district court" means a judicial district of the district court as provided in section 8101 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8101.
(6) "Judicial probate court" means a county probate court or probate court district as provided in section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.
History: 1984, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1985; Am. 1986, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1986; Am. 1988, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1995, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 15, 1996; Am. 2004, Act 490, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2004
(1) "Certification date" means August 15, 1996.
(2) "Chief judge" means the chief judge of a judicial circuit court, a judicial district court, or a judicial probate court as provided in the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.
(3) "Governing body" means the representative legislative body of a municipality, or the administrative board or commission of a public corporation or instrumentality that does not have a representative legislative body.
(4) "Judicial circuit court" means a judicial circuit of the circuit court as provided in section 11 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.
(5) "Judicial district court" means a judicial district of the district court as provided in section 8101 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8101.
(6) "Judicial probate court" means a county probate court or probate court district as provided in section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.
History: 1984, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1985; Am. 1986, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1986; Am. 1988, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1995, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 15, 1996; Am. 2004, Act 490, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2004
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