HOUSE BILL No. 5070


     September 20, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Jamnick and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 1910 (MCL 600.1910), as amended by 1994 PA

   403.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1910.   (1)  Proof of service shall be made by 1 of the

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      following methods:

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           (a) Written acknowledgment of receipt of a summons and a

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      copy of the complaint, dated and signed by the person authorized

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      under this act to receive them.

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           (b) A certificate, stating the facts of service if service

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      is made within the state of Michigan by:

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           (i) A sheriff.

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           (ii) A deputy sheriff, medical examiner, bailiff, OR

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      constable  ,  or a deputy of these officers if the officers held


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      office in a county in which the court issuing the process is

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      held.

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           (c) An affidavit, stating the facts of service, if service

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      is made by any other person, and indicating his or her official

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      capacity, if any.

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            (2) Failure to make proof of service does not affect the

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      validity of the service.










































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