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Michigan Statutes, Title 691

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Title 691, JUDICIARY

92 chapters · 242 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 691242 Ch 371-of-2012, UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT32 Ch 159-of-2014, UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT23 Ch 170-of-1964, GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE22 Ch 260-of-1988, COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT16 Ch 38-of-2023, EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ACT15 Ch 27-of-1994, DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT14 Ch 20-of-2008, UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGME…13 Ch 52-of-2025, UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT12 Ch 296-of-2006, REVISED STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROTEC…10 Ch 502-of-1996, UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGM…9 Ch 11-of-2014, TRAMPOLINE COURT SAFETY ACT8 Ch 227-of-1963, EMERGENCY INTERIM JUDICIAL SUCCESSIO…7 Ch 343-of-2016, WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT COMPENSATION ACT7 Ch 351-of-1994, EQUINE ACTIVITY LIABILITY ACT7

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1551 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community dispute resolution act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1552 Definitions.
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Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Administrative expenses" means expenses incurred by the state court administrator in implementing this act. (b) "Available grant funds" means that portion of the community dispute resolution fund available for awards to grant recipients, after ad…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1553 Community dispute resolution program; creation; purpose.
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Sec. 3. The community dispute resolution program is created to provide conciliation, mediation, or other forms and techniques of voluntary dispute resolution to persons as an alternative to the judicial process.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1554 Community dispute resolution fund; creation; purpose; administration.
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Sec. 4. The program shall be funded by the community dispute resolution fund which is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state court administrator.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1555 Revenues, funds, and interest credited to fund.

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Sec. 5. (1) The department of treasury shall credit to the fund the revenues received pursuant to sections 2528, 2529, 5756, 8371, and 8420 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.2528, 600.2529, 600.5756, 600.8371, and 60…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1556 Participation in dispute resolution process.

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Sec. 6. (1) Participation in the dispute resolution process shall be voluntary and the form or technique utilized shall be by mutual agreement of the parties. (2) Subject to subsection (1), a court may refer the parties to a civil action to a center funded under this act. The cou…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1556a Agreement; enforcement.

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Sec. 6a. If the parties involved in a dispute resolution process reach a settlement and execute a written agreement, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other written contract.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557 Confidentiality.

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Sec. 7. (1) The work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential and not subject to disclosure in a judicial or ad…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557a Civil liability.

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Sec. 7a. A mediator of a community dispute resolution center shall not be held liable for civil damages for any act or omission in the scope of his or her employment or function as a mediator, unless he or she acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1558 Administration of program.

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Sec. 8. This program shall be administered through community dispute resolution centers operated by grant recipients pursuant to a grant contract awarded by the state court administrator.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1559 Eligibility of grant recipient for funding.

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Sec. 9. To be eligible for funding, a grant recipient shall do all of the following: (a) Comply with the provisions of this act, and any requirements or guidelines established by the state court administrator to effectuate the purposes of this act. (b) Provide neutral mediators w…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1560 Selection of grant recipients; contents of grant applications submitted for funding; allocations; matching amount; “civil filing fee fund” defined.

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Sec. 10. (1) Grant recipients shall be selected from applications submitted to the state court administrator. The grant applications submitted for funding shall include all of the following: (a) The budget for the proposed center including the proposed compensation and qualificat…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1561 Fiscal affairs of grant recipient; inspection, examination, and audit.

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Sec. 11. The state court administrator or other authorized state official shall have the power to inspect, examine, and audit the fiscal affairs of any grant recipient.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1562 Providing statistical data annually to state court administrator; annual report.

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Sec. 12. Each grant recipient shall annually provide to the state court administrator statistical data on its operating budget, the number of referrals, categories or types of cases referred, number of parties serviced, number of disputes resolved, nature of resolution, amount an…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1563 Effective date.

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Sec. 13. This act shall take effect upon the expiration of 120 days after the date of its enactment.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1564 Conditional effective date.

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Sec. 14. This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 816 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law.