September 27, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Hildenbrand and Kooiman and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 8407 (MCL 600.8407), as amended by 1991 PA 192.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8407. (1) A claim shall not be filed or prosecuted in the
small claims division by an assignee of a claim or by a third party
beneficiary under a third party beneficiary contract.
(2) Within a district court district a person shall not file
more
than 5 the
following number of claims in the small
claims
division
in 1 week: .
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person shall not
file more than 5 claims in 1 week.
(b) A person shall not file more than 20 claims in 1 week on
behalf of a county, city, village, township, or local or
intermediate school district.
(3) A person shall not file a claim on behalf of a sole
proprietorship or a partnership unless that person is the
proprietor, a partner in the plaintiff partnership, or a full-time
salaried employee of the plaintiff having knowledge of the facts
surrounding the complaint. A person shall not file a claim on
behalf of a corporation unless that person is a full-time, salaried
employee having knowledge of the facts surrounding the complaint. A
person shall not file a claim on behalf of a county, city, village,
township, or local or intermediate school district unless that
person is an elected or appointed officer or an employee of the
county, city, village, township, or local or intermediate school
district who has knowledge of the facts surrounding the complaint
and who is authorized by the governing body of the county, city,
village, township, or local or intermediate school district to file
the claim.