§ 600.2401 Taxation of costs; regulation by supreme court
§ 600.2405 Costs; items taxable
§ 600.2411 Special costs in action against public officers
§ 600.2415 Costs; liability of next of friend or guardian
§ 600.2421 Civil actions by or in name of people; liability for costs; warrant
§ 600.2421a Meanings of words and phrases in MCL 600.2421c to 600.2421f
§ 600.2421b Definitions
§ 600.2421c Awarding costs and fees; determining frivolous position of state; motion; matters to be established; reduction or denial of award; amount of costs and fees; applicability of section
§ 600.2421d Judicial review of final action in contested case; award of costs and fees; finding
§ 600.2421e Annual report; payment of costs and fees; applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421d
§ 600.2421f Recovery of same costs under law or court rule prohibited
§ 600.2421g Applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421f to civil actions
§ 600.2425 Costs; abatement of public nuisance; private citizen plaintiff; intervention by attorney general or prosecuting attorney
§ 600.2431 Costs; foreclosure of mortgage by advertisement; attorney’s fee
§ 600.2435 Costs; supplementary proceedings
§ 600.2441 Costs; costs additional in civil actions in supreme court and circuit court
§ 600.2445 Costs on appeal to circuit court, court of appeals, or supreme court; damages for delay and vexation
§ 600.2451 Taxation of costs in supreme court and court of appeals; notice
§ 600.2455 Taxation of costs in circuit court, district court, and municipal courts of record; notice
§ 600.2461 Costs; duties of taxing officer

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 600 > Act 236 of 1961 > Chapter 24 - Costs

  • administrator: means the director of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 430.1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appliance: means an item of equipment which provides heating, cooling, cleaning, washing, drying, entertainment, or other services by converting energy in the form of fossil fuels or electricity into thermal energy or work and is generally used in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, or in a commercial establishment. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Civil infraction: means an act or omission that is prohibited by a law and is not a crime under that law or that is prohibited by an ordinance, as defined in section 8701, and is not a crime under that ordinance, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered. See Michigan Laws 600.113
  • Class of appliances: means a group of appliances whose functions or features are similar, and whose range of energy use or energy efficiency may be of interest to consumers. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Consumer: means the first person who purchases a new appliance for purposes other than resale. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Energy efficiency: means the energy use of a product relative to its output of services, as determined through test procedures contained or identified in a rule promulgated under this act. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Energy use: means the energy resources used by a product under conditions of use approximating actual operating conditions insofar as practical, as determined through test procedures contained or identified in a rule promulgated under this act. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Label: means an article of printed matter attached to an appliance or printed material appearing in a catalog from which a product may be purchased by order. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, consortium, or an entity organized for a common business purpose. See Michigan Laws 429.351
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o