Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852 (2026)

Service of process outside this state; order.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.1852 Service of process outside this state; order.

Sec. 1852.

    Any court of record of this state in a county in which a person resides, is employed, transacts his or her business in person, or is found may order service upon the person of any document issued in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state. The order may be made upon application of any interested person or in response to a letter rogatory issued by a tribunal outside this state and shall direct the manner of service. Service in connection with a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state may be made within this state without an order of court. Service under this section does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order, judgment or decree rendered outside this state.

History: Add. 1967, Act 178, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 362, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2020 · leading case: Ewin v. Burnham, 728 N.W.2d 463 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).
Ewin v. Burnham, 728 N.W.2d 463 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “305(E) must be read in accordance with the Uniform Interstate and International Procedure Act, which Michigan has adopted and codified at MCL 600.1852. This statute “establishes a clear procedure for deposing residents of Michigan in actions pending in other states.”
Adell v. Whall, 294 F. Supp. 2d 917 (E.D. Mich. 2003). · cites it 3× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852 (2): "Any court of record of this state may order a person who is domiciled or is found within this state to give his testimony or statement or to produce documents or other things for use in a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state.”
In Re Kevin Adell's Petition to Authorize, 294 F. Supp. 2d 917 (E.D. Mich. 2003). · cites it 3× “" [2] Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852 (2): "Any court of record of this state may order a person who is domiciled or is found within this state to give his testimony or statement or to produce documents or other things for use in a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state.”
18 Rabbits, Inc. v. Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC, 2020 IL App (2d) 190574 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “(West 2018); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.1852 (West 2018); Or.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852(2) — 3 cases
Ewin v. Burnham, 728 N.W.2d 463 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “305(E) must be read in accordance with the Uniform Interstate and International Procedure Act, which Michigan has adopted and codified at MCL 600.1852. This statute “establishes a clear procedure for deposing residents of Michigan in actions pending in other states.”
Adell v. Whall, 294 F. Supp. 2d 917 (E.D. Mich. 2003). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852 (2): "Any court of record of this state may order a person who is domiciled or is found within this state to give his testimony or statement or to produce documents or other things for use in a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state.”
In Re Kevin Adell's Petition to Authorize, 294 F. Supp. 2d 917 (E.D. Mich. 2003). “" [2] Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1852 (2): "Any court of record of this state may order a person who is domiciled or is found within this state to give his testimony or statement or to produce documents or other things for use in a proceeding in a tribunal outside this state.”
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