REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.731 General personal jurisdiction over partnership associations or unincorporated voluntary associations.
Sec. 731.
The existence of any of the following relationships between a partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association and the state shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the courts of record of this state to exercise general personal jurisdiction over the partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association and to enable such courts to render personal judgments against the partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association.
(1) Formation under the laws of this state.
(2) Consent, to the extent authorized by the consent and subject to the limitations provided in section 745.
(3) The carrying on of a continuous and systematic part of its general business within the state.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 88, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 88 of 1974 provides: “This 1974 amendatory act shall apply to actions commenced after its effective date, even if the cause of action arose prior thereto. Actions commenced prior to the effective date of this act shall not be affected thereby.”
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
9
cases (
8 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case:
King v. Ridenour, 749 F. Supp. 2d 648 (E.D. Mich. 2010).
King v. Ridenour, 749 F. Supp. 2d 648 (E.D. Mich. 2010).
· cites it 2× “1868 ; see also Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.731 (3) (authorizing general personal jurisdiction over a partnership where the partnership “carrfies] on [] a continuous and systematic part of its general business within the [forum] state.”
IOU Cent. Inc. v. Div. Avenue, LLC (W.D. Mich. 2022).
· cites it 3× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.731 (1)-(3). With respect to limited personal jurisdiction, JRG and JHG have not transacted any business within the state.”
Coeus Creative Grp., LLC v. Gaffney (E.D. Mich. 2023).
· cites it 2× “, 582 2 Plaintiff also argues that this Court can exercise general personal jurisdiction over Defendant pursuant to Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.731 (3), which governs a court’s general personal jurisdiction over an unincorporated entity such as a partnership or association.”
Pipeline Med. LLC v. Panajoti Consulting, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2025).
“Notably, Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.731 permits a court to exercise general jurisdiction over a limited liability company if the company (1) was formed under the laws of Michigan; (2) consents to a lawsuit; or (3) carries on a “continuous and systematic part of its general…”
BMO Bank N.A. v. N & P Carrier LLC (E.D. Mich. 2025).
“§ 600.731. 5. Defendants failed to timely answer the complaint, and the Clerk entered default against Guarantor on October 15, 2024 (ECF No.”
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