{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8512a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8512a","heading":"Powers of district court magistrate generally.","body":"Sec. 8512a.\n\nOnly to the extent expressly authorized by the chief judge, presiding judge, or only judge of the district court district, a district court magistrate may do 1 or more of the following:\n\n(a) Accept an admission of responsibility, decide a motion to set aside a default or withdraw an admission, and order civil sanctions for a civil infraction and order an appropriate civil sanction permitted by the statute or ordinance defining the act or omission.\n\n(b) Accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and impose sentence for a misdemeanor or ordinance violation punishable by a fine and which is not punishable by imprisonment by the terms of the statute or ordinance creating the offense.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-8512a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9bffde715469c46f685e771a0968e7c4f7420fb2452c74e871adfa5a822d7ea3","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8512","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.8513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}