Sec. 49.
(1) In all matters of substance, authority, and jurisdiction with regard to a felony, misdemeanor, or ordinance violation case, a municipal court shall be governed by the statutes applicable to the district court, except to the extent that those provisions conflict with a statute which is specifically applicable to the particular municipal court or to municipal courts in general.
(2) In all matters of practice and procedure in the exercise of jurisdiction in a felony, misdemeanor, or ordinance violation case, a municipal court shall be governed by the statutes and supreme court rules applicable to the district court, except to the extent that those provisions conflict with a statute or supreme court rule specifically applicable to the particular municipal court or to municipal courts in general.
History: Add. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981