Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8323 (2026)

District court; witnesses, fees; payment.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.8323 District court; witnesses, fees; payment.

Sec. 8323.

    Witnesses in the district court shall be entitled to receive the same fees and mileage allowances to which witnesses in circuit court are entitled. Where the county is responsible for such expenses in the circuit court, the district control unit for the place where the trial occurs shall be responsible for such expenses in the district court.

History: Add. 1969, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1973–2015 · leading case: City of Huntington Woods v. City of Oak Park, 874 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
City of Huntington Woods v. City of Oak Park, 874 N.W.2d 214 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “This Court considered MCL 600.8323, which provides: Witnesses in the district court shall be entitled to receive the same fees and mileage allowances to which witnesses in circuit court are entitled.”
City of Muskegon v. Cnty. of Muskegon, 233 N.W.2d 849 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “In this appeal, we are asked to determine which of the parties, plaintiff municipalities or defendant county, is required by § 8323 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCLA 600.8323; MSA 27A.8323, to pay witness and mileage fees for witnesses called by the plaintiff municipalities in…”
City of Birmingham v. Oakland Cnty., 212 N.W.2d 51 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “*302 Issue Is the county liable for witness fees and mileage allowances incurred in preliminary examinations and in state law violation trials in district courts of the third class? The Revised Judicature Act, § 8323; MCLA 600.8323; MSA 27A.8323, states: "Witnesses in the…”
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