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SCAO Communications
2019
11/21/2019 - Recent Amendments to the Michigan Court Rules
06/17/2019 - ADM File No. 2017-17 Ordering and Amending Restitution
04/10/2019 - Collaborative Law Act Process and Agreements under MCR 3.222; Summary Proceedings for Entry of Consent Judgment or Order under MCR 3.223
04/04/2019 - Establishment of Court Security Committees
04/01/2019 - Nonresident Motorists
03/28/2019 - New Account Numbers for Indigent Defense Contribution and Reimbursement
03/22/2019 - Contesting the Abandonment Process or Towing and Storage Fees of Vehicles under MCL 257.252a, et seq.
03/14/2019 - 2018 Mental Health Code Revisions - Kevin's Law
03/14/2019 - 2018 Mental Health Code and EPIC Revisions Regarding Legally Incapacitated Individuals
03/14/2019 - 2018 Mental Health Code Revisions - Judicial Admissions
02/22/2019 - Substance Use Disorder Case Type Code and Survey
02/21/2019 - Court Officer Authority
02/13/2019 - Amended Case-Type Code for Probate Court and Caseload Reporting Change
02/13/2019 - Technical Amendments to MCR 2.002 Waiver of Fees for Indigent Persons
01/24/2019 - Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA)
2018
12/20/2018 - Amendments to MCR 2.002 - Waiver of Fees for Indigent Persons
10/31/2018 - Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act Amendments
10/17/2018 - AU Case-Type Code and Release to Adopt
08/07/2018 - Public Act 58 of 2018 and Amendments to the Juvenile Code
08/02/2018 - New Case-Type Code for Adoption-Related Matters
06/29/2018 - Judgments of Sentence and 20 Percent Late Penalty
02/15/2018 - Amended Case-Type Code for Probate Court and Revised Forms PC 626, 627, 634, and 666
01/25/2018 - Quarterly Update on Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project
2017
12/07/2017 - Public Act 174 of 2017: Notice to Sureties of Defendant's Failure to Appear
11/08/2017 - MIP Legislation
09/29/2017 - Quarterly Update on Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project; Revised Record Retention and Disposal Schedules
09/14/2017 - Electronic Filing System Fee Reminder
08/17/2017 - In re Killich: Juvenile Probation Supervision/Oversight Fees
07/20/2017 - Refunding of Assessments if Conviction Invalidated
07/06/2017 - Quarterly Update on Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project
06/08/2017 - MC 20a, Order Regarding Suspension of Prisoner Fees/Costs
06/08/2017 - MC 240, Pretrial Release Order and MC 241, Bond
05/25/2017 - Juror Summons
04/13/2017 - New State and Federal Foster Care Laws
04/13/2017 - SARF-Designated Courts Facility Survey
04/13/2017 - Application Fee for Misdemeanor Interstate Compact Transfer
03/16/2017 - Quarterly Update on Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project
03/03/2017 - Consent Calendar and Fingerprinting of Juveniles
02/16/2017 - Michigan Ability to Pay Bench Card
02/15/2017 - Kevin's Law Stakeholder Meeting and Online Training
02/02/2017 - Jury Statistics Report Reminder
02/02/2017 - Revisions to Kevin's Law
01/30/2017 - Jurisdiction of Appeals from the Probate Court
01/19/2017 - Internet Dissemination of Personal Protection Order Information (reissued from August 2013)
01/05/2017 - Update on Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project
01/05/2017 - Notice to Sureties of Defendant's Failure to Appear
01/05/2017 - Recommended Range of Civil Fines and Costs for First-Time Civil Infractions
2016
12/21/2016 - Amendments of Rules 3.925, 8.119, and 8.302 and Adoption of Rule 5.133 of the Michigan Court Rules
11/22/2016 - SCAO in Brief
09/29/2016 - State Income Tax Garnishment Transmittal Form
09/15/2016 - Public Act 185 of 2016: Codification of Consent Calendar Procedures
09/09/2016 - Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
08/25/2016 - E-Filing and Electronic Document Request for Proposal Released Today
08/17/2016 - Ability to Pay Court Rule Amendments
07/21/2016 - Americans with Disabilities Act: ASL Interpreter Policies
07/21/2016 - Trial Court Records Retention and Disposal Project
07/18/2016 - MiCOURT Update
06/21/2016 - Amendment to Administrative Order 2013-12: Probate Time Guidelines -- Revised Caseload Reporting Forms and Instructions
06/15/2016 - E-Filing Update
06/08/2016 - MC 240 - Order for Pretrial Release
06/08/2016 - Department of Corrections Writ of Habeas Corpus Processing
06/07/2016 - Annual Collections Reporting
05/12/2016 - Confidentiality of Mental Illness Files
05/11/2016 - New Account Numbers for Electronic Filing System Fees and DNA Assessments
04/27/2016 - Clarification of DHHS Memo Regarding MiSACWIS Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint Incidents for Court-Operated Facilities
04/12/2016 - Jury Statistics Report
03/31/2016 - Electronic Filing System Fee and Transmitting Funds to Treasury Process
03/29/2016 - Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor
03/04/2016 - Montgomery v Louisiana Extends Retroactivity to Miller v Alabama's Limitation on Sentences to Life Without Possibility of Parole for Juveniles
03/03/2016 - ADA ASL Interpreter Policies
03/03/2016 - Trial Court Performance Measures Plan Update
02/18/2016 - Electronic Filing Legislation
02/12/2016 - Distribution of SCAO-Approved Court Forms
02/05/2016 - 2015 PA 242: Amendment to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
01/13/2016 - Recommended Range of Civil Fines and Costs for First-Time Civil Infractions
01/04/2016 - Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic System Fee Legislation
2015
12/18/2015 - In re Jackson, ___ Mich ____ (2015)
12/17/2015 - E-Filing Approved by Michigan Legislature
12/03/2015 - ADA LAO Clarifications
11/19/2015 - 2015-24 Michigan Trial Court Guidelines for Court Continuity of Operations Plan
11/18/2015 - 2015 PA 207- Concealed Pistol License
11/13/2015 - Changes to MCR 6.106--Pretrial Release
10/15/2015 - Trial Court Standards and Guidelines for Websites and Social Media
10/15/2015 - ADA LAO and ADA Compliance Performance Measure
10/02/2015 - State Income Tax Garnishment Encryption Requirement
08/20/2015 - Court Rule Changes Regarding Removals
07/23/2015 - Changes in Holmes Youthful Trainee Statutes
06/30/2015 - New DNA Fee, 2014 PA 457, 458, 459
05/28/2015 - Redefined Case-Type Code for Business Court
05/28/2015 - Change in Distribution of SCAO-Approved Court Forms
05/07/2015 - Weekend Arraignment and Interim Bond
05/07/2015 - Trial Court Standards and Guidelines for Websites and Social Media
04/23/2015 - Ability to Pay Workgroup Report
04/17/2015 - Child Protective Proceedings: In Re Kanjia's Findings of the In Re Sanders Challenge on Appeal Not Constituting Collateral Attack and the Retroactivity of In Re Sanders
04/09/2015 - Administrative File No. 2014-49, Court Rule Changes Sanders Implementation
04/09/2015 - Case Transfer Practice
04/08/2015 - 2016 Federal Title IV-E Audit
03/11/2015 - CCIC-ReportingMemo-FAQs-Screenshot
02/26/2015 - Videoconferencing Standards and Guidelines
02/19/2015 - Amendment of MCL 600.2529 [2014 PA 532]
02/12/2015 - New Child Support Laws
02/05/2015 - Amendments to Set Aside Conviction Statutes
02/04/2015 - Corrections to Appointment of Attorney and Non-Attorney Magistrate LAOs
01/29/2015 - New Child Welfare Laws
01/22/2015 - Model Local Administrative Order for Appointment of Magistrate
2014
12/18/2014 - Frequently Asked Questions: Part 2 - Felony Pleas Taken by District Court
12/11/2014 - Orders to Remit Prisoner Funds for Fines, Costs, and Assessments
11/20/2014 - Felony Pleas Taken at the District Court (2014 PAs 123 and 124)
11/06/2014 - Protective Conditions – MCL 765.6b
11/06/2014 - 2014 Public Act 352, Effective October 17, 2014, Amendments to MCL 769.1k
08/07/2014 - In Re Sanders; One-Parent Doctrine in Child Protective Proceedings
07/23/2014 - Mental Health Orders in LEIN
07/23/2014 - 2014 Public Acts 123 and 124: Probable Cause Conferences and Preliminary Examination Reform
07/17/2014 - 2014 Public Act 200: Substance Use Disorder Services
07/03/2014 - Public Act 28 of 2014: Interagency Agreement for Mental Health Treatment
03/20/2014 - Recommended Range of Civil Fines and Costs for First-Time Civil Infractions
03/13/2014 - SCAO Activity Related to LEP (Limited English Proficiency) Matters
01/21/2014 - 2013 PA 191: Garnishment for Failure to Pay Fines Ordered Under the Home Rule Cities Act
01/16/2014 - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Family Court Directive
01/16/2014 - Nonpublic Status of Deferred Judgment Cases
2013
11/07/2013 - Disposition of Multi-Count Criminal Complaints
10/31/2013 - Children Absent Without Legal Permission from Court Ordered Placement: Requirements, data Entry and Sharing, and Best Practices
07/31/2013 - Veterans Treatment Court Grant Funding Available
04/04/2013 - 2012 PA 362 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
03/28/2013 - Clarification of February 14, 2013 Memo on 2012 PA 596; Change in Calculating Inventory Fee; New Reporting Requirements
03/21/2013 - Juvenile Competency
02/28/2013 - Sealing Records Pursuant to MCR 8.119(I)
02/21/2013 - 2012 Public Act Acts 547, 548, 549, and 550: Nonpublic Status for Cases
02/13/2013 - Setting Aside Juvenile Adjudications, 2012 PA 527
01/24/2013 - 2012 Public Acts 547, 548, 549, and 550: Defer Judgment of Guilt
2012
11/01/2012 - Calculating Case Age
10/25/2012 - Veterans Treatment Courts
2009
03/19/2009 - Contesting the Abandonment Process or Towing and Storage Fees of Vehicles Under MCL 257.252a, et seq.
2008
06/24/2008 - Magistrate and Referee Financial Reporting
01/10/2008 - Amendments to Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act
2006
02/02/2006 - Diversion Process for Probation Violations
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