{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-90.16","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 90.16","heading":"District court; jurisdiction; proceedings; applicable laws.","body":"Sec. 16.\n\nThe district court in the judicial district in which a city incorporated under this act is located has jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine a case for a violation of an ordinance of the city. Unless the case is a civil infraction action, proceedings in the district court shall be the same as in a prosecution to recover a penalty or forfeiture or to punish a violation of a criminal law of this state. The laws of this state regulating prosecutions in misdemeanor cases and the recovery of penalties apply.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 81","Act Act-215-of-1895"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-90-16","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ef33634f5373f46b23f7579ac60738295a22834e2872315898f49160fca73095","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-90.15","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-90.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}