Michigan Laws 19.144 – Complaint against person for wilful violation of law or rule
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 19.144
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
A member of each board set forth in section 1, an authorized person within a department prescribed in section 1 and any other person, having jurisdiction or power of control over property specified in section 1 may make a complaint, before that court in which a prosecution for a misdemeanor may be initiated, against a person who he or she believes has wilfully violated a law or rule pertaining to the property or building over which the respective board or department has jurisdiction or power of control.