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AREA 6: Other
Michigan Supreme Court
State Court Administrative Office
6.1: Case Type Codes
Case File Management
Standards
Component 39 Phases of File Management Where Used
Case Type Codes Case initiation, maintenance, disposition to
closing, post-adjudication
(A) Circuit Court Case Type Code List. The following case type code list must be used in
circuit court as provided in Component 1. The bracketed letters are the case type codes.
(1) Appeals
(a) Agencies [AA]. All matters from administrative agencies other than the
Michigan Employment Security Commission and the Michigan Secretary of
State.
(b) Employment Security Commission [AE]. All matters regarding Michigan
Employment Security Commission actions.
(c) Parole Board Decisions [AP]. Appeals in parole board decisions.
(d) Criminal Appeals [AR]. All criminal appeals from a lower court when filed in a
higher court.
(e) Civil Appeals [AV]. All civil appeals from a lower court when filed in a higher
court.
(2) Administrative Review, Superintending Control, Extraordinary Writs
(a) Habeas Corpus [AH]. All writs of habeas corpus except habeas corpus to obtain
custody of a child.
(b) Licensing and Vehicles [AL]. All matters regarding Secretary of State actions.
(c) Superintending Control [AS]. All matters involving superintending control or
supervisory control powers of the court.
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(d) Writs [AW]. All actions for mandamus and quo warranto and other writs.
(3) Criminal
(a) Extradition/Detainer [AX]. All extradition and detainer matters initiated by
Michigan to other states.
(b) Capital Felonies [FC]. Capital felony cases, in which life sentence is possible
and a larger number of peremptory jury challenges is provided.
(c) Noncapital Felonies [FH].
(d) Juvenile Felonies [FJ]. Juvenile offenses committed by juveniles and waived to
the criminal division of the circuit court under MCR 5.950. Includes life
offenses committed by juveniles in which the prosecuting attorney has
authorized the filing of a criminal complaint and warrant under MCR 6.907
instead of proceeding in the family division of the circuit court.
(4) Civil Damage Suits
(a) Property Damage, Auto Negligence [ND]. All complaints of property damage
but not personal injury involving the use of a motor vehicle.
(b) No-Fault Automobile Insurance [NF]. All claims for first-party personal
protection benefits and first-party property protection benefits under the no-fault
automobile insurance act.
(c) Medical Malpractice [NH]. All claims involving health care provider
malpractice.
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(d) Personal Injury, Auto Negligence [NI]. All complaints of personal injury, or
personal injury and property damage, involving the use of a motor vehicle.
(e) Other Professional Malpractice [NM]. All claims involving professional
malpractice other than health care provider malpractice.
(f) Other Personal Injury [NO]. All other claims involving liability for personal
injury not otherwise coded.
(g) Products Liability [NP]. All claims involving products liability.
(h) Dramshop Act [NS]. All claims involving liability under the dramshop act.
(i) Other Damage Suits [NZ]. All other claims for damages.
(5) Other Civil Matters
(a) Business Claims [CB]. All claims involving partnership termination and other
business accountings.
(b) Condemnation [CC]. All condemnation proceedings.
(c) Employment Discrimination [CD]. All complaints of employment
discrimination.
(d) Environment [CE]. All environmental matters such as zoning, pollution, etc.
(e) Forfeiture Claims [CF]. All claims of interest in property seized under the
Controlled Substance Act which may be subject to forfeiture.
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(f) Housing and Real Estate [CH]. All housing, real estate, foreclosure, land
contracts, and other property proceedings (except landlord-tenant and land
contract summary proceedings).
(g) Contracts [CK]. All proceedings involving contractual obligations not
otherwise coded.
(h) Labor Relations [CL]. All labor-management matters except employment
discrimination.
(i) Antitrust, Franchising, and Trade Regulation [CP]. All complaints regarding
unlawful trade practices including but not limited to pricing and advertising of
consumer items, regulation of watercraft, restraint of trade and monopolies,
Consumer Protection Act, Farm and Utility Equipment Franchise Act, franchise
investment law, motor vehicle dealer agreements, and the Motor Fuel
Distribution Act.
(j) Corporate Receivership [CR]. All corporate receivership proceedings.
(k) General Civil [CZ]. All other civil actions not otherwise coded.
(l) Proceedings to Restore, Establish, or Correct Records [PC]. All proceedings to
restore, establish or correct records which are assigned a new case number (not
brought under an existing case).
(m) Claim and Delivery [PD]. All complaints to recover personal property which
are assigned a new case number (not brought under an existing case).
(n) Receivers in Supplemental Proceedings [PR]. All proceedings appointing a
receiver which are assigned a new case number (not brought under an existing
case).
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(o) Supplemental Proceedings [PS]. All supplemental proceedings which are
assigned a new case number (not brought under an existing case).
(p) Miscellaneous Proceedings [PZ]. All other matters assigned a new case number
(not brought under an existing case), including the following matters: grand jury
and multi-county grand jury.
(6) Family Division - Domestic Relations
(a) Custody [DC]. All habeas corpus to obtain custody of a child; order to show
cause for custody of a child; other custody, or custody and support proceedings
when no divorce action has been filed; or actions under the Uniform Child
Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act.
(b) Divorce, Minor Children [DM]. All complaints for divorce, separate
maintenance, or annulment when minor children are involved.
(c) Divorce, No Children [DO]. All complaints for divorce, separate maintenance,
or annulment when no minor children are involved.
(d) Paternity [DP]. All questions of paternity; paternity and custody; or paternity,
custody, and support.
(e) Other Support [DS]. All support matters under the Family Support Act.
(f) Other Domestic Relations Matters [DZ]. All other prejudgment matters
involving domestic relations proceedings not otherwise coded.
(g) Transfer Custody [TC]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment custody or
custody and support proceedings where no divorce action has been filed.
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(h) Transfer URESA, Initiation [TI]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment
support enforcement proceedings outgoing to another state under the Uniform
Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
(i) Transfer Divorce, Minor Children [TM]. All intrastate transfers of
postjudgment divorce; divorce and custody; or divorce, custody, and support
complaints when minor children are involved.
(j) Transfer Divorce, No Children [TO]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment
divorce complaints when no minor children are involved.
(k) Transfer Paternity [TP]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment paternity;
paternity and custody; or paternity, custody, and support complaints.
(l) Transfer Other Support [TS]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment support
matters under the Family Support Act.
(m) Transfer URESA Enforcement [TU]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment
support enforcement proceedings incoming from another state under the
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
(n) Transfer Other Family Matters [TZ]. All intrastate transfers of other
postjudgment matters involving domestic relations proceedings not otherwise
coded.
(o) UIFSA Modification; Filing [UC]. All outgoing requests for registration of an
order for the specific purpose of modification under the Uniform Interstate
Family Support Act.
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(p) Assist with Discovery [UD]. All proceedings under the Uniform Interstate
Family Support Act to assist with discovery or to compel a response to a
discovery order issued by another state's tribunal.
(q) UIFSA Establishment [UE]. All support and paternity establishment
proceedings incoming from another state under the Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act.
(r) UIFSA Enforcement; Filing [UF]. All outgoing requests for registration of
another state's order for the specific purpose of enforcement under the Uniform
Interstate Family Support Act. Includes requests to other states to redirect
support payments (IROS).
(s) UIFSA Initiation [UI]. All support and paternity establishment proceedings
outgoing to another state under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(t) Registration of Orders for Modification [UM]. All incoming registrations of
another state's orders for the specific purpose of modification under the
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(u) Registration of Orders for Enforcement [UN]. All incoming registrations of
another state's orders for the specific purpose of enforcement under the
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(v) UIFSA Income Withholding; Filing [UO]. All outgoing requests for
registration of another state's order for the specific purpose of income
withholding under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(w) Transfer UIFSA [UT]. All intrastate transfers of postjudgment support
enforcement proceedings incoming from another state under the Uniform
Interstate Family Support Act.
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(x) Registration of Income Withholding Orders [UW]. All incoming registrations
of another state's orders for the specific purpose of income withholding under
the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(7) Family Division - Proceedings under Juvenile Code
(a) Designated Juvenile Offenses [DJ]. All juvenile offenses designated by the
prosecutor or court to be heard in the family division of circuit court in the same
manner as an adult criminal case is heard in the criminal division of the circuit
court.
(b) Delinquency Proceedings [DL]. All delinquency proceedings initiated by
petition under the juvenile code or initiated by Uniform Law Citation for
various minor offenses not in the Motor Vehicle Code.
(c) Child Protective Proceedings [NA]. All child protective proceedings initiated
by petition under the juvenile code.
(d) Personal Protection Actions Brought Under the Juvenile Code [PJ]. All
petitions seeking a personal protection order against a respondent under the age
of 18. Includes proceedings conducted for violation of personal protection
orders issued under the juvenile code when heard by a county other than the
county that issued the personal protection order.
(e) Traffic and Local Ordinance [TL]. All traffic and local ordinance issued on a
Uniform Law Citation under the Motor Vehicle Code or local corresponding
ordinance.
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(8) Family Division - Proceedings under Adoption Code
(a) Adult Adoptions [AB]. All adult adoptions.
(b) Agency International Adoptions [AC]. All foreign children adoptions.
(c) Direct Placement Adoptions [AD]. All direct placement adoptions including
temporary placements prior to filing of petition for direct placement.
(d) Relative Adoptions [AF]. All adoptions by relatives including relative
guardians, but not including step-parent adoptions.
(e) Safe Delivery of Newborn Adoptions [AG] - All adoptions resulting from safe
delivery of newborn proceedings.
(f) Permanent Ward Adoptions (state ward or court ward) [AM]. All state or court
ward adoptions resulting from child protective proceedings.
(g) Non Relative Adoptions [AN]. All adoptions by guardians who are not
relatives.
(h) Agency Other Adoptions [AO]. All other private or public agency adoptions
not otherwise designated.
(i) Step-Parent Adoptions [AY]. All adoptions by step-parents.
(j) Release to Adopt; No Case [RB]. All releases to adopt; no case pending.
(k) Release to Adopt [RL]. All releases to adopt; result of a child protective case.
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(9) Family Division - Miscellaneous Proceedings
(a) Emancipation of Minor [EM]. All emancipation proceedings initiated under the
status of minors and emancipation act.
(b) Infectious Disease [ID]. All proceedings under the public health code for
treatment of infectious disease or testing for infectious disease.
(c) Safe Delivery of Newborn Child [NB]. All proceedings involving a newborn
child surrendered under the Safe Delivery of Newborns act (MCL 712.1 et
seq.).
(d) Name Change [NC]. All name change proceedings.
(e) Personal Protection Against Stalking [PH]. All personal protection
proceedings under MCL 600.2950a; MSA 27A.2950a when there is no
domestic relationship between the parties and the respondent is not under the
age of 18.
(f) Personal Protection in Domestic Relationships [PP]. All personal protection
proceedings under MCL 600.2950; MSA 27A.2950 and/or MCL 600.2950a;
MSA 27A.2950a when there is a domestic relationship between the parties and
the respondent is not under the age of 18.
(g) Waiver of Parental Consent to Obtain Abortion [PW]. All waiver of parental
consent proceedings under the parental rights restoration act.
(h) Violation Proceedings on Out-of-County Personal Protection Order - Revised
Judicature Act [VP]. All proceedings conducted for violation of personal
protection orders issued under MCL 600.2950 or MCL 600.2950a when heard
by a county other than the county that issued the personal protection order. This
case is filed as "In the Matter of".
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(10) Family Division - Ancillary Proceedings. Use case type codes listed in (C) for
matters filed in the probate court which may alternatively be filed in the family
division of circuit court as an ancillary proceeding.
(11) Court of Claims.
(a) Highway Defect [MD]. All claims involving highway defects.
(b) Medical Malpractice [MH]. All claims involving health care provider
malpractice.
(c) Contracts [MK]. All other proceedings involving contractual obligations not
otherwise coded.
(d) Constitutional Claims [MM]. All claims for money damages brought under the
Michigan Constitution.
(e) Prisoner Litigation [MP]. All claims for money damages against the State of
Michigan filed by state prisoners.
(f) Tax Related Suits [MT]. All claims involving liability for state taxes.
(g) Other Damage Suits [MZ]. All other claims for money damages.
(B) District Court Case Type Code List. The following case type code list must be used in
district court as provided in Component 1. The bracketed letters are the case type codes.
(1) Criminal
(a) Extradition/Detainer [EX]. All extradition and detainer matters initiated by
Michigan to other states.
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(b) Felony Criminal [FY]. All felony non-traffic cases. Includes life offenses
committed by juveniles in which the prosecuting attorney has authorized the
filing of a criminal complaint and warrant under MCR 6.907 instead of
proceeding in the family division of the circuit court, and specified offenses
committed by juveniles and waived to the criminal division of the circuit court
under MCR 5.950.
(c) Ordinance Misdemeanor Criminal [OM]. All non-traffic misdemeanor offenses
issued under ordinance.
(d) Statute Misdemeanor Criminal [SM]. All non-traffic misdemeanor offenses
issued under statute.
(2) Traffic
(a) Felony Drunk Driving [FD]. All felony drunk driving cases.
(b) Felony Traffic [FT]. All felony traffic cases except drunk driving.
(c) Ordinance Misdemeanor Drunk Driving [OD]. All drunk driving misdemeanor
offenses issued under ordinance.
(d) Ordinance Civil Infraction Traffic [OI]. All traffic civil infraction offenses
issued under ordinance.
(e) Ordinance Misdemeanor Traffic [OT]. All traffic misdemeanor offenses issued
under ordinance except drunk driving.
(f) Statute Misdemeanor Drunk Driving [SD]. All drunk driving misdemeanor
offenses issued under statute.
(rev. 1/2004)
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(g) Statute Civil Infraction Traffic [SI]. All traffic civil infraction offenses issued
under statute.
(h) Statute Misdemeanor Traffic [ST]. All traffic misdemeanor offenses issued
under statute except drunk driving.
(3) Non-Traffic Civil Infraction and Parking
(a) Ordinance Parking [OK]. All parking offenses issued under ordinance.
(b) Ordinance Civil Infraction Non-Traffic [ON]. All non-traffic civil infraction
offenses issued under ordinance.
(c) Statute Parking [SK]. All parking offenses issued under statute.
(d) Statute Civil Infraction Non-Traffic [SN]. All non-traffic civil infraction
offenses issued under statute.
(4) Civil Damage Suits.
(a) General Civil [GC]. All civil cases for money damages except small claims,
landlord-tenant, and land contract.
(b) Miscellaneous Civil [GZ]. All non-monetary claims including coroner's
inquests, peace bonds, claim and delivery without money judgment, drug
forfeitures, other summary proceedings not relating to landlord-tenant and land
contract, and proceedings under the public health code for testing for infectious
disease.
(c) Small Claims [SC]. All civil claims for the recovery of money which does not
exceed the jurisdictional limit in MCL 600.8401.
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(5) Housing and Real Estate Suits.
(a) Landlord-Tenant Summary Proceedings [LT].
(b) Land Contract Summary Proceedings [SP].
(C) Probate Court Case Type Code List. The following case type code list must be used in
probate court as provided in Component. The bracketed letters are the case type codes.
(1) Estates, Trusts, Wills
(a) Decedent Estates, Supervised Administration [DA]. All matters involving
decedent estates in which administration is supervised.
(b) Decedent Estates, Unsupervised Administration and Non-Administered Estates
[DE]. All matters involving decedent estates in which either administration is
unsupervised, or the estate is not administered.
(c) Determination of Heirs (separate proceeding) [DH]. All matters to determine
heirs as a separate proceeding.
(d) Small Estates [PE]. All assignments of estates where gross estate assets do not
exceed $15,000 (as adjusted for inflation).
(e) Trust Registration [TR]. All requests to register trusts.
(f) Trust, Testamentary [TT]. All trusts which take effect on the death of the
settlor.
(g) Trust Inter Vivos [TV]. All trusts which are operative during the lifetime of the
settlor.
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(2) Guardianships and Conservatorships
These case types may also be filed in the family division of circuit court as an
ancillary proceeding.
(a) Adult Conservatorship [CA]. All matters involving conservatorship of adults.
(b) Minor Conservatorship [CY]. All matters involving conservatorship of minors.
(c) Developmental Disability Guardianship [DD]. All matters involving
guardianship of individuals with developmental disability, both adults and
minors.
(d) Adult Guardianship [GA]. All matters involving full guardianship of
incapacitated individuals.
(e) Limited Guardianship of Adult [GL]. All matters involving limited
guardianship of incapacitated individuals.
(f) Minor Guardianship [GM]. All matters involving full guardianship of minors.
(g) Limited Guardianship of Minor [LG]. All matters involving limited
guardianship of minors.
(h) Protective Orders [PO]. All protective orders requested under the estates and
protected individuals code except when filed in conjunction with a petition for
conservatorship.
(3) Mental Illness Proceedings and Judicial Admission
These case types may also be filed in the family division of circuit court as an
ancillary proceeding.
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(a) Judicial Admission [JA]. All matters involving judicial admission of
individuals with developmental disability.
(b) Mental Illness Proceedings [MI]. All mental illness proceedings brought under
the mental health code.
(4) Civil and Miscellaneous Proceedings
(a) Delayed Registration of Foreign Birth [BR].
(b) Civil [CZ]. All civil matters commenced under MCR 5.101(C).
(c) Miscellaneous Matters [ML]. All other matters filed with the probate court for
judicial or administrative action including but not limited to: appeals; death by
accident or disaster; filing of letters by foreign personal representative; kidney
transplants; lost instruments; opening of safe deposit box; review of adoption
subsidy; review of drain commission; review of mental health financial liability;
secret marriage licenses; substance abuse treatment of minor; support of poor
persons; and uniform gifts to minors act.
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