{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8306","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8306","heading":"Power with respect to attachment and garnishment; conditions upon which relief available; compliance with rules; garnishment proceedings as auxiliary actions; fees.","body":"Sec. 8306.\n\nSubject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court and municipal courts shall have the same power with respect to attachment and garnishment as the circuit court.\n\nThe conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 4001 with respect to attachment and under sections 4011 and 4012 with respect to garnishment.\n\nThe district court and municipal courts may exercise the jurisdiction granted by this section only if action is taken in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court to protect the parties.\n\nIn the district court, except where service of a writ of garnishment is a prerequisite to the exercise of jurisdiction under the conditions prescribed in section 4011(3), all garnishment proceedings shall be treated as auxiliary actions to the principal action. The party commencing such a proceeding in the district court shall not be required to pay an additional filing fee or jury fee with respect to that garnishment proceeding. The clerk shall charge and collect a $15.00 service fee for each writ of garnishment, attachment, or execution or for each judgment debtor discovery subpoena issued.\n\nFees shall not be required with respect to attachment and garnishment except as otherwise provided by law.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-8306","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e621770013eaecf5cf55b90b2aa5e7a4cee3f29de8acabdf76074b3f4fc5bdfb","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8304","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}