{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.401","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.401","heading":"Provisions governing school districts of first class; name of school district; jurisdiction of board; board as body corporate; suits.","body":"Sec. 401.\n\nA school district organized as a school district of the first class shall be governed by this part, by the provisions of article 2 which are not inconsistent with this part, and by articles 3 and 4.\n\nA school district governed by this part shall be known as the \"school district of the city of __________,\" and shall be under the jurisdiction of the first class school district board.\n\nThe first class school district board shall be a body corporate under the name and title of \"the board of education of the school district of the city of __________\" and under that name may sue and be sued.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 380","Act Act-451-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-380-401","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"7b0caf794fb49daa804308bb709fcbf81b7c565a197a3c02d26c9747602abf80","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.4","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.401a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}