Section 66.6 - Violation of ordinance; commencement of prosecution; judicial district; powers of court. - Michigan Statutes

THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 3 of 1895

66.6 Violation of ordinance; commencement of prosecution; judicial district; powers of court.

Sec. 6.

(1) an action for violation of an ordinance shall be commenced not more than 2 years after the violation occurs.

(2) An action for the violation of an ordinance shall be brought in the district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which the village is located unless the person alleged to have violated the ordinance admits responsibility at a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau as permitted by law. That court may hear, try, and determine causes and actions arising under an ordinance of the village, and impose sanctions for a violation of an ordinance as provided in the ordinance.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2760 ;-- CL 1915, 2631 ;-- CL 1929, 1540 ;-- CL 1948, 66.6 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994