Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.47

  • 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.
  • Licensing board or agency: means a principal department, or a board or agency within a principal department, that issues occupational or professional licenses. See Michigan Laws 338.41
  This act does not affect the power of a licensing board or agency to discipline licensees under its jurisdiction for prohibited acts of professional misconduct or dishonesty.