May 26, 2005, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON and CROPSEY and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8311 (MCL 600.8311).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
8311. The Except
as otherwise provided by law, the
district
court shall have has jurisdiction of all of the
following:
(a) Misdemeanors punishable by a fine or imprisonment not
exceeding 1 year, or both.
(b) Ordinance and charter violations punishable by a fine or
imprisonment, or both.
(c)
Arraignments, the fixing
of bail, and the
accepting
of
bonds.
(d) Preliminary examinations in all felony cases and in
misdemeanor
cases not cognizable by the district court described
in subdivision (a) or (b), but there shall not be a preliminary
examination
for any misdemeanor to be tried in
a the district
court.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2006.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 543.
(b) Senate Bill No. 544.
(c) Senate Bill No. 542.