Michigan Laws 600.8301 – Exclusive jurisdiction in civil actions; jurisdiction over civil infraction actions

(1) The district court has exclusive jurisdiction in civil actions when the amount in controversy does not exceed $25,000.00.

(2) The district court has jurisdiction over civil infraction actions.

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Civil infraction: means an act or omission that is prohibited by a law and is not a crime under that law or that is prohibited by an ordinance, as defined in section 8701, and is not a crime under that ordinance, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered. See Michigan Laws 600.113
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.