Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6001 (2026)

Persons to whom execution issued.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6001 Persons to whom execution issued.

Sec. 6001.

    Whenever a judgment is rendered in any court, execution to collect the same may be issued to the sheriff, bailiff, or other proper officer of any county, district, court district or municipality of this state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Ypsilanti Fire Marshal v. Kircher, 730 N.W.2d 481 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).
Ypsilanti Fire Marshal v. Kircher, 730 N.W.2d 481 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “] The procedure for collecting debts on execution is described in Chapter 60 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.6001 et seq. Accordingly, Beal may collect all costs properly incurred to abate violations of the Ypsilanti building and fire codes by way of the procedure set…”
Hinkle v. Wayne Cnty. Clerk, 654 N.W.2d 315 (Mich. 2002). · cites it 4× “§ 600.6001 et seq. prohibited voluntary compliance with the trial court's order granting summary disposition in favor of Calcutt.”
City of Detroit v. Walker, 520 N.W.2d 135 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “See MCL 600.6001 et seq.; MSA 27A.6001 et seq.”
Ypsilanti Charter Twp. v. Kircher, 761 N.W.2d 761 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “The procedure for collecting damages and costs on execution is described in chapter 60 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.6001 et seq. Under MCL 600.6004, executions against realty are permitted “only after execution has been made against the personal property of the…”
Thomas v. Dutkavich, 803 N.W.2d 352 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “udgment debtor, including, but not limited to, interests acquired by parties to contracts for the sale of land, whether in possession, reversion or remainder, lands conveyed in fraud of creditors, equities and rights of redemption, leasehold interests including mining licenses,…”
George v. Gelman, 506 N.W.2d 583 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “Under the scheme provided in chapter 60, the creditor must first obtain a judgment for the amount owed, then execute that judgment against the debtor’s property.”
Griffin v. Reznick, 609 F. Supp. 2d 695 (W.D. Mich. 2008). “106(B), and Mich. Comp. Laws 600.6001, and Michigan common law, the state court wrote, in part, The Court finds that the Plaintiffs agents were authorized by statute and court rule to serve the writ.”
In re Ohakpo, 494 B.R. 269 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2013). · cites it 4× “The statutory authority in Michigan for a seizure of personal property to satisfy a judgment is contained in Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.6001 : “Whenever a judgment is rendered in any court, execution to collect the same may be issued to the sheriff, bailiff, or other proper…”
Schoensee v. Bennett, 577 N.W.2d 915 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “See MCL 600.6001; MSA 27A.6001. The order awarding attorney fees was not a final order, as evidenced by plaintiff’s subsequent motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal in this Court, filed August 18, 1995.”
K.S. v. Detroit Pub. Schs., 153 F. Supp. 3d 970 (E.D. Mich. 2015). · cites it 2× “2d 720, 722 (1984) (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6001 (“Whenever a judgment is rendered in any court, execution to collect the same may be issued to the sheriff, bailiff, or other proper officer of any county, district, court district or municipality of this state.”
Landy v. Landy, 345 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “The circuit court erred by refusing to recognize its jurisdiction to grant execution on the payment provisions of its divorce judgment.”
Apostolic Pentecostal Church v. Colbert, 173 F.R.D. 199 (E.D. Mich. 1997). · cites it 4× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6001 . Moreover, this court finds that 28 U.”
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