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Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.764 (2026)

Referral of proceedings; transfer of matter for hearing and decision; fees, costs, and expenses.

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TAX TRIBUNAL ACT


Act 186 of 1973


205.764 Referral of proceedings; transfer of matter for hearing and decision; fees, costs, and expenses.

Sec. 64.

    (1) With the permission of the petitioner-appellant, the division or the chairperson may refer a proceeding to the tribunal for its decision.

    (2) A party or an intervening party may request a transfer of a matter to the tribunal for hearing and decision. If the request is granted the party requesting the transfer shall pay:

    (a) The fees and costs related to the transfer.

    (b) The reasonable expenses incurred by the other parties incidental to the transfer from the division.

    (c) Costs resulting from subsequent appeals if the other party prevails.

History: 1973, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 365, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 437, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1981

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2015–2019 · leading case: Fam. Bible Church of Muskegon v. City of Norton Shores (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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Fam. Bible Church of Muskegon v. City of Norton Shores (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “764 provides as follows: (1) With the permission of the petitioner-appellant, the division or the chairperson may refer a proceeding to the tribunal for its decision. (2) A party or an intervening party may request a transfer of a matter to the tribunal for hearing and decision.”
Fam. Bible Church of Muskegon v. City of Norton Shores (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “764 provides as follows: (1) With the permission of the petitioner-appellant, the division or the chairperson may refer a proceeding to the tribunal for its decision. (2) A party or an intervening party may request a transfer of a matter to the tribunal for hearing and decision.”
Folard B Williams v. City of Eastpointe (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “The actual benefits awarded to the deceased in this case are commensurate with someone who is 100% disabled. 1 MCL 205.762(2) provides that a “formal record” of a hearing before the Small Claims Division is not required.”
Autozone Stores Inc v. City of Warren (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “Further, respondent does not address why it failed to request a transfer of the case before the entire tribunal, where proceedings are recorded, if it discerned the evidentiary issues were of such importance.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.764(2) — 2 cases
Folard B Williams v. City of Eastpointe (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “The actual benefits awarded to the deceased in this case are commensurate with someone who is 100% disabled. 1 MCL 205.762(2) provides that a “formal record” of a hearing before the Small Claims Division is not required.”
Autozone Stores Inc v. City of Warren (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “Further, respondent does not address why it failed to request a transfer of the case before the entire tribunal, where proceedings are recorded, if it discerned the evidentiary issues were of such importance.”
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