Sec. 23a.
(1) An appeal in a civil action or a criminal case from a municipal court of a city that adopts a resolution under subsection (2) shall be taken from the municipal court to the circuit court in the county in which the city is located. The appeal shall not be a de novo proceeding in circuit court. The conditions, manner, and time of the appeal shall be the same as is provided by law and by supreme court rule for appeals in civil actions or criminal cases from the district court.
(2) This section applies only in a city that maintains a municipal court on the effective date of this section and that, by resolution of its legislative body, agrees to assume any local financial obligations that may arise out of this section, and applies only to actions commenced on or after the date on which that resolution is submitted to the state court administrative office. A resolution required under this subsection is not valid unless it is adopted and submitted to the state court administrative office not later than 180 days after the effective date of this section.
History: Add. 1998, Act 415, Eff. Jan. 1, 1999