Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.2812

  • board: means the municipal stability board created in section 7. See Michigan Laws 38.2803
  • 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.
  • 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) The board is a state board and its members are state officers for the purposes of section 6419 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.6419.
  (2) The validity of the board is conclusively presumed unless questioned in an original action filed in the court of claims within 60 days after the effective date of this act. The court of claims has original jurisdiction to hear an action under this subsection. The court shall hear the action in an expedited manner. The department of treasury is a necessary party in an action under this subsection.
  (3) The court of claims has exclusive jurisdiction over any action challenging the validity of this act or an action or inaction under this act. The department of treasury is a necessary party in an action under this subsection.