Venue; determination; exceptions.
MCL 600.1621
in effect600.1621. Venue; determination; exceptions.
Sec. 1621.
Except for actions provided for in sections 1605, 1611, 1615, and 1629, venue is determined as follows:
(a) The county in which a defendant resides, has a place of business, or conducts business, or in which the registered office of a defendant corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.
(b) If none of the defendants meet 1 or more of the criteria in subdivision (a), the county in which a plaintiff resides or has a place of business, or in which the registered office of a plaintiff corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.
(c) An action against a fiduciary appointed by court order shall be commenced in the county in which the fiduciary was appointed.
1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969; Am. 1974, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 375, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977; Am. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Am. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-1621Fetched: 10/20/2026