Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1930 (2026)
Process; service on individual's agent or public officer.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.1930 Process; service on individual's agent or public officer.
Sec. 1930.
Service of process upon any defendant may be made by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with an agent authorized by written appointment or by law to receive service of process. Whenever, pursuant to statute, service of process is to be made on a nongovernmental defendant by service on a public officer, the service on the public officer may be made by registered mail addressed to his office.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2013–2015 · leading case: McLean v. City of Dearborn, 836 N.W.2d 916 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
McLean v. City of Dearborn, 836 N.W.2d 916 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “As the dissent notes, this language also appears in MCL 600.1930. The dissent also appears to rely on a theory of apparent authority, as it states that language from the letter from Broadspire “permits an inference that the City had authorized Broadspire to act on its behalf”…”
Catherine N McCarthy v. City of Trenton (Mich. 2015). “1925 (2), it can also be served upon authorized agents, MCL 600.1930. See also MCR 2.105(G) and (H).”
Catherine N McCarthy v. City of Trenton (Mich. 2015). “1925 (2), it can also be served upon authorized agents, MCL 600.1930. See also MCR 2.105(G) and (H).”
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