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MI SB0969

Bill

Status

Engrossed

8/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Rick Jones

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands authority to bring public nuisance abatement actions to include city, village, and township attorneys, in addition to the state attorney general and county prosecuting attorneys.

  • Changes standing from "any citizen" to "any resident" of the county where the nuisance is located to bring equitable relief actions.

  • Clarifies that injunctions granted under this section apply statewide throughout Michigan, rather than being limited to the judicial circuit where issued.

  • Modernizes language by replacing outdated terms like "his servant" with gender-neutral references to "an agent or employee" of the person responsible for the nuisance.

Legislative Description

Civil procedure; other; public nuisances; allow a city, township, or village attorney to bring an action. Amends sec. 3805 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.3805).

Villages, other

Last Action

Referred To Second Reading

9/17/2014

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice9/9/2014
Judiciary6/2/2014

Full Bill Text

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