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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1631 (2026)

Venue; action by attorney general; other actions.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.1631 Venue; action by attorney general; other actions.

Sec. 1631.

    The county in which the seat of state government is located is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions:

    (a) when the action is commenced by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state for the use and benefit thereof;

    (b) when venue cannot be laid under any other of the venue provisions.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Provider Creditors Comm. v. United Am. Health Care Corp., 738 N.W.2d 770 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).
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Provider Creditors Comm. v. United Am. Health Care Corp., 738 N.W.2d 770 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “MCL 600.1631 provides: The county in which the seat of state government is located is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions: (a) when the action is commenced by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state for the use…”
Attorney Gen. v. Diamond Mortg. Co., 327 N.W.2d 805 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.1631; MSA 27A.1631. 9 "Where causes of action are joined, whether properly or not, the venue may be laid in any county in which either cause of action, if sued upon separately, could have been commenced and tried”.”
Attorney Gen. v. Kent Cnty. Road Comm'n, 459 N.W.2d 11 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “The trial court denied the motion, concluding that venue was proper in Ingham County under MCL 600.1631; MSA 27A.1631 and that defendant had not shown that conducting trial in Ingham County would be an inconvenience for the parties and witnesses.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v Nrk Rx, Inc (Mich. 2026). · cites it 41× “102 and MCL 600.1631. Justice WELCH believed that context, history, and statutory interpretation principles demonstrate that MCL 600.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Nrk Rx Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 22× “Unlike the majority, which concludes that the tort venue statutes implicitly repealed the AG venue statutes, I would conclude that MCL 14.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Nrk Rx Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 20× “102 and MCL 600.1631, and second, even if the tort venue statutes, MCL 600.”
Dep't of Nat. Resources v. Wisconsin Elec. Power Co (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “And MCL 600.1631 provides: The county in which the seat of state government is located is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions: (a) when the action is commenced by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state for the…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1631(a) — 4 cases
Attorney Gen. v. Kent Cnty. Road Comm'n, 459 N.W.2d 11 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “The trial court denied the motion, concluding that venue was proper in Ingham County under MCL 600.1631; MSA 27A.1631 and that defendant had not shown that conducting trial in Ingham County would be an inconvenience for the parties and witnesses.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v Nrk Rx, Inc (Mich. 2026). “102 and MCL 600.1631. Justice WELCH believed that context, history, and statutory interpretation principles demonstrate that MCL 600.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Nrk Rx Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “102 and MCL 600.1631, and second, even if the tort venue statutes, MCL 600.”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Nrk Rx Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Unlike the majority, which concludes that the tort venue statutes implicitly repealed the AG venue statutes, I would conclude that MCL 14.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1631(b) — 1 case
Provider Creditors Comm. v. United Am. Health Care Corp., 738 N.W.2d 770 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “MCL 600.1631 provides: The county in which the seat of state government is located is a proper county in which to commence and try the following actions: (a) when the action is commenced by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state for the use…”
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