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Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.303 (2026)

Petition for review; filing; contents; copy of agency decision or order.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969


Act 306 of 1969


24.303 Petition for review; filing; contents; copy of agency decision or order.

Sec. 103.

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a petition for review shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where petitioner resides or has his or her principal place of business in this state, or in the circuit court for Ingham county.

    (2) As used in this subsection, "adoptee" means a child who is to be or who is adopted. In the case of an appeal from a final determination of the office of youth services within the department of social services regarding an adoption subsidy, a petition for review shall be filed:

    (a) For an adoptee residing in this state, in the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed or in which the adoptee was found.

    (b) For an adoptee not residing in this state, in the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed.

    (3) A petition for review shall contain a concise statement of:

    (a) The nature of the proceedings as to which review is sought.

    (b) The facts on which venue is based.

    (c) The grounds on which relief is sought.

    (d) The relief sought.

    (4) The petitioner shall attach to the petition, as an exhibit, a copy of the agency decision or order of which review is sought.

History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 289, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: Greenfield Constr. Co. v. Dep't of State Highways, 261 N.W.2d 718 (Mich. 1978).
Greenfield Constr. Co. v. Dep't of State Highways, 261 N.W.2d 718 (Mich. 1978). · cites it 4× “" MCLA 24.303; MSA 3.560(203). [44] Cramton & Holmes, supra, p 154: "¶ 622.”
Vansach v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. (In re Est. of Vansach), 922 N.W.2d 136 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “37 ; MCL 24.303. Certainly, there are administrative remedies available under Medicaid to a community spouse who wishes to obtain additional income from an institutionalized spouse.”
Teddy 23, LLC v. Michigan Film Off., 313 Mich. App. 557 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” MCL 24.303. Additionally, the APA states that judicial review is available when a person “is aggrieved by a final decision or order in a contested case .”
Penn v. Dep't of Corr., 298 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “We find that MCL 24.303(1); MSA 3.560(203)(1) vests the lower court in this action with the necessary jurisdiction to hear the cause in its entirety.”
Nw. Nat'l Cas. Co. v. Comm'r of Ins., 586 N.W.2d 563 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “560(202), in the cir *496 cuit court, MCL 24.303(1); MSA 3.560(203)(1), within sixty days of the date when the agency’s decision was mailed, MCL 24.”
Wayne Cnty. Prosecutor v. Parole Bd., 532 N.W.2d 899 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “560(201); see also MCL 24.303; MSA 3.560(203); MCR 7.105(A)(2).”
Human Rights Party v. Michigan Corr. Comm'n, 256 N.W.2d 439 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “” Petition for review is in circuit court, MCLA 24.303; MSA 3.560(203), and review is confined to the record and must be undertaken without a jury, MCLA 24.”
Ins. Inst. v. Comm'r of the Off. of Fin. & Ins. Servs., 761 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “In the absence or inadequacy thereof, judicial review shall be by a petition for review in accordance with [MCL 24.303 to 24.305]. [MCL 24.302. ] Except as provided in subsection (2), a petition for review shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where petitioner…”
Khan v. Jackson Prison Warden, 340 N.W.2d 77 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “The petition is to be filed in the *227 appropriate circuit court, MCL 24.303; MSA 3.560(203). The circuit court’s scope of review and range of remedies are also set forth in the statute.”
Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs. v. Shah, 600 N.W.2d 406 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “15(16237)(6), provides: A final decision of a disciplinary subcommittee rendered after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section but before January 1, 1995 may be appealed only in the manner provided in sections 103 to 106 of the administrative procedures…”
Kassab v. Acho, 336 N.W.2d 816 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “Section 103 of the APA provides that: "A petition for review shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where petitioner resides or has his or her principal place of business * * MCL 24.303; MSA 3.560(203). Therefore, the Kassabs properly sought review in circuit court…”
Nestell v. Bd. of Educ., Bridgeport-spaulding Comm. Sch., 360 N.W.2d 200 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “In the absence or inadequacy thereof, judicial review shall be by a petition for review in accordance with sections 103 to 105 [MCL 24.303; MSA 3.560(203) to MCL 24.305; MSA 3.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.303(1) — 12 cases
Greenfield Constr. Co. v. Dep't of State Highways, 261 N.W.2d 718 (Mich. 1978). “" MCLA 24.303; MSA 3.560(203). [44] Cramton & Holmes, supra, p 154: "¶ 622.”
Penn v. Dep't of Corr., 298 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “We find that MCL 24.303(1); MSA 3.560(203)(1) vests the lower court in this action with the necessary jurisdiction to hear the cause in its entirety.”
Nw. Nat'l Cas. Co. v. Comm'r of Ins., 586 N.W.2d 563 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “560(202), in the cir *496 cuit court, MCL 24.303(1); MSA 3.560(203)(1), within sixty days of the date when the agency’s decision was mailed, MCL 24.”
Teddy 23, LLC v. Michigan Film Off., 313 Mich. App. 557 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “” MCL 24.303. Additionally, the APA states that judicial review is available when a person “is aggrieved by a final decision or order in a contested case .”
Ins. Inst. v. Comm'r of the Off. of Fin. & Ins. Servs., 761 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “In the absence or inadequacy thereof, judicial review shall be by a petition for review in accordance with [MCL 24.303 to 24.305]. [MCL 24.302. ] Except as provided in subsection (2), a petition for review shall be filed in the circuit court for the county where petitioner…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.303(3) — 2 cases
Weber v. Orion Twp., 358 N.W.2d 576 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
Garret Gerard Dobek v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
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