Bill Text: MI HB4666 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Civil procedure; service of process; provisions relating to service of process; amend. Amends sec. 1910 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1910).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-14 - Referred To Committee Of The Whole [HB4666 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4666-Engrossed.html
HB-4666, As Passed House, February 27, 2018
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4666
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 1910 (MCL 600.1910), as amended by 1994 PA 403.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
1910. (1) Proof of service shall of process may be made
by 1 of the following methods:
(a) Written acknowledgment of the receipt of a summons and a
copy of the complaint, dated and signed by the person authorized
under this act to receive them.
(b) A certificate, stating the facts of service, if service is
made
within the in this state of Michigan by any of the following:
(i) A sheriff.
(ii) A deputy sheriff, medical examiner, bailiff, or
constable, or a deputy of any of these officers, if the officers
held office in a county in which the court issuing the process is
held.
(c)
An affidavit, stating the facts of service, if If service
is
made by any other person, and indicating his or her official
capacity,
if any individual, a written
statement of the facts of
service, verified by the following statement: "I declare under the
felony penalty of perjury that this proof of service has been
examined by me and that its contents are true to the best of my
information, knowledge, and belief.".
(2) Failure to make proof of service does not affect the
validity of the service.
(3) An individual who intentionally makes a false declaration
under subsection (1)(c) is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than
$2,000.00, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 180 days
after the date it is enacted into law.