Sec. 8401. A small claims division is created in each district as a division of the district court. A judge of the district court shall sit as judge of the small claims division. The jurisdiction of the small claims division shall be confined to cases for the recovery of money in which the amount claimed does not exceed the following: (a) Beginning September 1, 2012, $5,000.00. (b) Beginning January 1, 2015, $5,500.00. (c) Beginning January 1, 2018, $6,000.00. (d) Beginning January 1, 2021, $6,500.00 (e) Beginning January 1, 2024, $7,000.00.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8401
Small claims division; creation; judge; jurisdiction
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 253 Mich. App. 538 - Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Flint Township (2003)
Most recently applied in 321 Mich. App. 702 - the Meisner Law Group v. Weston Downs Condominium Association (October 2017)
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd
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