Terms Used In Michigan Laws 90.16

  • city: whenever used in this act , shall be construed to mean a city incorporated under this act, or made subject to its provisions. See Michigan Laws 113.10
  • 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
   The district court in the judicial district in which a city incorporated under this act is located has jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine a case for a violation of an ordinance of the city. Unless the case is a civil infraction action, proceedings in the district court shall be the same as in a prosecution to recover a penalty or forfeiture or to punish a violation of a criminal law of this state. The laws of this state regulating prosecutions in misdemeanor cases and the recovery of penalties apply.