Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6021 (2026)

Judgments; nonissuance of execution.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6021 Judgments; nonissuance of execution.

Sec. 6021.

    No execution may issue upon a judgment against:

    (1) Any township, village, city, or against the trustees or common council, or officers thereof where the action is prosecuted by or against them in their name of office;

    (2) Any corporate body or unincorporated board, having charge or control of any state institution;

    (3) Any school district;

    (4) Any county or the board of supervisors or any county officer in an action prosecuted by or against him in his name of office.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: In re City of Detroit, 524 B.R. 147 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2014).
In re City of Detroit, 524 B.R. 147 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2014). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6021 (1). Accordingly, if the case was dismissed, the unsecured creditors’ only remedy under Michigan law would be § 6093 of the RJA.”
Hutchins v. Bd. of Trs. of Michigan State Univ., 595 F. Supp. 862 (W.D. Mich. 1984). “§§ 600.6021, 600.6095 (1968). Of the nine factors considered in Hall , the Sixth Circuit described the second and third as most important.”
Valentino v. Dohany, 359 N.W.2d 263 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “MCL 600.6021; MSA 27A.6021 provides that no execution may issue upon a judgment against any county officer in an action prosecuted by or against him or her in the name of the office.”
Theodore Cadwell v. City of Highland Park (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “For example, a party may ordinarily collect by seeking execution on the judgment, MCL 600.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6021(1) — 1 case
Theodore Cadwell v. City of Highland Park (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “For example, a party may ordinarily collect by seeking execution on the judgment, MCL 600.”
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