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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6075 (2026)

Civil arrest; grounds.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6075 Civil arrest; grounds.

Sec. 6075.

    Except as otherwise provided by law, no person is liable to arrest or imprisonment on any civil process unless:

    (1) In a proceeding for contempt of court; or

    (2) On an action to recover a fine or penalty; or

    (3) After a judgment against such person, the judgment creditor provides satisfactory evidence showing 1 or more of the following circumstances:

    (a) The judgment debtor has property which he fraudulently conceals or which he unjustly refuses to apply to the judgment against him, and such judgment belongs to such judgment creditor; or

    (b) The judgment debtor is about to remove his property out of the jurisdiction of the court in which suit was brought, with the intent to defraud his creditor; or

    (c) The judgment debtor has, or is about to dispose of some or all of his property with intent to defraud his creditor.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1974–1974 · leading case: Artibee v. Cheboygan Circuit Judge, 221 N.W.2d 225 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974).
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Artibee v. Cheboygan Circuit Judge, 221 N.W.2d 225 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “MCLA 600.6075; MSA 27A.6075. Therefore, were we to hold that procedural due process mandated a right to counsel in paternity proceedings, logic would mandate a right to counsel in virtually all civil proceedings.”
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