Court Rules of Michigan Annotated includes the Michigan Court Rules and hundreds of case annotations. This online book also includes
Except for the local court rules, you can search all of these materials simultaneously by search terms or by rule number on the book home page. You can also browse the rules by chapter.
A History section follows the text of each individual court rule if that rule has been amended since the Michigan Court Rules were adopted in 1985. When possible, ICLE provides links to the relevant amending orders redlining the changes made. The amending orders also include “Staff Comments,” which can be useful in determining the reasoning behind the amendments.
Many, but not all, of the individual court rules include Annotations sections. These sections include a selection of some of the most relevant Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals caselaw interpreting or discussing the court rules, starting in 1985 when the Michigan Court Rules were adopted. Since that time, many court rules have been amended, renumbered, or deleted. As such, some annotations reference prior versions of particular court rules. While we ensure that the text of the court rules themselves is up to date (see Using the “Current To” Date), the older annotations may not reflect a current rule’s language or numbering. Be sure to check the rule text and amending orders in the History section to confirm the relevance of any given annotation.
Enter your search terms or rule number in the search box and click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box. If you don't find what you are looking for using particular search terms, first check to make sure you typed the search term correctly and then try using a synonym. For more advice on searching, see Search Tips.
When you navigate to the material you want, you can use search highlighting or your browser's find function to locate your search terms in the text.
To browse a chapter of the Michigan Court Rules or one of the other sets of rules, select the chapter or rule type from the list. You will see a list of the rules for that chapter or type. Click on the rule of your choice.
You can access an index of topics in the Michigan Court Rules from the book contents page by clicking on the index link at the end of the list of MCR chapters and other rules.
Use the letter links or scroll down the page until you find the index entry you want. Click on the rule number beside the index entry to move directly to the relevant MCR.
All rules, administrative orders, and code sections in this online product are updated daily by ICLE staff with any new amendments. The Current To date reflects the date through which amendments have been received. The amendments to the court rules are reflected in the History section following the individual rule with links to the amending orders.
If a court rule change has been adopted but is not yet effective, the page for the court rule will carry a prominent notation to alert you.
The Court Rules of Michigan Annotated online book includes a printer friendly option for each rule. This feature allows you to print any rule without the images at the top and side of ICLE's website. Just click PRINT at the top of the rule's page.