Michigan Laws 38.1502a – Definitions; C to J
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.1502a
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- 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.
- Probate: Proving a will
- 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
(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.