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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 § 691.1851 Short title; purpose and intent.
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Sec. 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "uniform public expression protection act". (2) The purpose and intent of this act is to do all of the following: (a) Establish that it is the public policy of this state to promote the rights of citizens to vigorously participate in gover…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1852 Definitions.
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Sec. 2. (1) As used in this act: (a) "Goods or services" does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work. (b) "Governmental unit" means a public corporation…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1853 Special motion for expedited relief.
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Sec. 3. Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts an eligible cause of action, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited reli…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1854 Stay of proceedings.
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Sec. 4. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (4) to (6), all of the following apply on the filing of a motion under section 3: (a) All other proceedings between the moving party and the responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed. …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1855 Hearing.

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Sec. 5. (1) The court shall hear a motion under section 3 not later than 60 days after the motion is filed, unless the court orders a later hearing for either of the following reasons: (a) To allow discovery under section 4(4). (b) For other good cause. (2) If the court orders a …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1856 Proof and evidence.

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Sec. 6. In ruling on a motion under section 3, the court shall consider the pleadings, the motion, any reply or response to the motion, affidavits, depositions, admissions, or other documentary evidence.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1857 Dismissal of cause of action.

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Sec. 7. (1) In ruling on a motion under section 3, the court shall dismiss with prejudice an action, or part of an action, if all of the following apply: (a) The moving party establishes the cause of action is an eligible cause of action. (b) The responding party fails to establi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1858 Ruling; time frame.

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Sec. 8. The court shall rule on a motion under section 3 not later than 60 days after a hearing under section 5.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1859 Appeal.

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Sec. 9. A moving party may appeal as a matter of right from an order denying, in whole or in part, a motion under section 3. The appeal must be filed not later than 21 days after entry of the order.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1860 Costs, attorney fees, and expenses.

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Sec. 10. On a motion under section 3, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion as follows: (a) To the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion. (b) To the responding party if the respondin…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1861 Construction and application of act.

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Sec. 11. This act must be broadly construed and applied to protect the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constit…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1863 Transitional provision.

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Sec. 13. This act applies to a civil action filed or cause of action asserted in a civil action on or after the effective date of this act.