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Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.101

Intervention; authorization.

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INTERVENTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL


Act 232 of 1919


14.101 Intervention; authorization.

Sec. 1.

    The attorney general of the state is hereby authorized and empowered to intervene in any action heretofore or hereafter commenced in any court of the state whenever such intervention is necessary in order to protect any right or interest of the state, or of the people of the state. Such right of intervention shall exist at any stage of the proceeding, and the attorney general shall have the same right to prosecute an appeal, or to apply for a re-hearing or to take any other action or step whatsoever that is had or possessed by any of the parties to such litigation.

History: 1919, Act 232, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 187 ;-- CL 1948, 14.101

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1949–2024 · leading case: Federated Insurance v. Oakland County Road Commission
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Federated Insurance v. Oakland County Road Commission (2006) mich · cites it 14× “MCL 14.101 states: The Attorney General of the State is hereby authorized and empowered to intervene in any action heretofore or hereafter commenced in any court of the State whenever such intervention is necessary in order to protect any right or interest of the State, or of…”
Rohde v. Ann Arbor Public Schools (2007) mich · cites it 4× “This Court held that MCL 14.101 and MCL 14.28 did not give the Attorney General standing to intervene to appeal the Court of Appeals judgment, because the Attorney General did not represent an "aggrieved party.”
People of Michigan v. Susan Hernandez-Zitka (2018) michctapp · cites it 2× “" MCL 14.101. However, *702 in the civil action in the Muskegon Circuit Court, the state had no protectable interest.”
Attorney General v. Public Service Commission (2001) michctapp · cites it 4× “] MCL 14.101; MSA 3.211 further provides: The Attorney General of the State is hereby authorized and empowered to intervene in any action heretofore or hereafter commenced in any court of the State whenever such intervention is necessary in order to protect any right or interest…”
Michigan Education Ass'n v. Superintendent of Public Instruction (2006) michctapp · cites it 2× “The Attorney General argued that he had authority to intervene on the basis of two statutes, MCL 14.101 and MCL 14.28. Id. at 293-294 .”
In Re Certified Question From US District Court (2002) mich · cites it 2× “” See also MCL 14.101; Mundy at 450-451 . In sum, the Attorney General has the authority to bring actions involving matters of state interest, and the courts should accord substantial deference to the Attorney General’s decision that a matter constitutes a state interest.”
State Board of Education v. Houghton Lake Community Schools (1988) mich “181 and MCL 14.101; MSA 3.211. 14 The same order granted leave for the filing of a brief amicus curiae by the Michigan Association of School Boards.”
Hartman v. Insurance Co. of North America (1981) michctapp “MCL 14.101; MSA 3.211 provides: "The attorney general of the state is hereby authorized and empowered to intervene in any action heretofore or hereafter commenced in any court of the state whenever such intervention is necessary in order to protect any right or interest of the…”
Cochrane v. Mesick Consolidated School District Board of Education (1960) mich · cites it 2× “[1] CL 1948, § 14.101 (Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 3.211). [2] "1.”
Oliphant v. Frazho (1969) mich “Ultimately, that contest was settled, bnt while the action was still pending the State applied for and was granted permission to intervene to protect the public trust and submerged lands involved under the provisions of CL 1948, § 14.101 (Stat Ann § 3.211) and it filed a…”
People v. Johnston (1949) mich “181), and CL 1948, § 14.101 (Stat Ann § 3.211). The discretion given the attorney general under these statutes, though broad, is not unlimited.”
Shoup v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985) michctapp “However, Revard did not discuss MCL 14.101; MSA 3.211, which gives the Attorney General broad discretion to intervene in any action where "intervention is necessary in order to protect any right or interest of the State”.”
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