Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.913 (2026)

Admission of person to bar; oath; fee; certificate of admission; record of admission; transmitting certified copies of orders of admission, suspension, disbarment, contempt, or reinstatement.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.913 Admission of person to bar; oath; fee; certificate of admission; record of admission; transmitting certified copies of orders of admission, suspension, disbarment, contempt, or reinstatement.

Sec. 913.

(1) The clerk of the supreme court, the chief clerk of the court of appeals, and the clerk of each circuit court shall, when an individual is admitted to the bar by that court, do all of the following:

(a) Administer to the individual the oath prescribed by the supreme court for members of the bar.

(b) Upon payment of $25.00, issue to the individual a certificate of admission.

(d) Promptly transmit to the clerk of the supreme court and to the State Bar of Michigan without charge certified copies of the orders of admission.

(2) If a member of the bar is suspended, disbarred, or held in contempt, or if an individual is reinstated as a member of the bar, the clerk of the court so doing shall transmit to the clerk of the supreme court and to the State Bar of Michigan without charge certified copies of those orders.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1977 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 217, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2006 · leading case: Grievance Adm'r v. Fieger, 719 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. 2006).

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Grievance Adm'r v. Fieger, 719 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “It is to this end that our bar entrance requirements look to character as well as competence, and the bar admissions process culminates in a way unprecedented in other professions with the taking of an oath pursuant to MCL 600.913. This oath provides that the lawyer will, upon…”

People v. Dunbar, 625 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 600.913; MSA 27A.913, taken by a lawyer before a Michigan judge upon admission to the bar, wherein the applicant solemnly swears never to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law; (3) MRPC 3.”

In Re Contempt of Calcutt, 458 N.W.2d 919 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “MCL 600.913; MSA 27A.913. For the record, we believe Wokas' conduct in this matter was prejudicial to the proper administration of justice and in violation of his duty of candor toward the courts of this state, all reflecting adversely on his fitness as a lawyer.”

Calcutt v. Harper Grace Hospitals, 184 Mich. App. 749 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “MCL 600.913; MSA 27A.913. For the record, we believe Wokas’ conduct in this matter was prejudicial to the proper administration of justice and in violation of his duty of candor toward the courts of this state, all reflecting adversely on his fitness as a lawyer.”

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