Reference : Legal

In this legal reference guide you will find resources that can help you learn about, and navigate, the legal system, locate laws, access legal forms, learn legal terminology, and find legal help.

Michigan Compiled Laws by document and chapter can be accessed here.

To search all Michigan Compiled Laws, click here.

To search Michigan Bills, click here. 

Michigan Courts is a single starting location where you can access all of Michigan's courts, and the services they provide, including:

• Michigan Supreme Court
• Michigan's Intermediate Appellate Court (the Court of Appeals)
• Michigan's Trial Courts - circuit, district, and probate
• Court of Claims
• Native American Tribal Courts
• Michigan's Judicial Self-Service Gateway
• How to navigate the court system
• State Court Administrative Office Publications
• Find Bar Exam information

Michigan Legal Help is a self-help virtual center where Michigan residents can obtain legal forms and information about handling one's legal problems without a lawyer. This site is free to use and is administered by the Michigan State Bar Association and the Michigan Supreme Court. Among the topics covered, you will find information on:

• Family issues such as divorce, emancipation, name changes, etc.
• Housing issues like eviction, landlord/tenant disputes, leases, and security deposits
• Voting & civil rights, voting registration, rights as a citizen
• Public assistance, food assistance, disability, Medicaid, and more
• Crime and traffic violations, tickets, identity theft, expungement
• Wills & life planning, estates, power of attorney, conservatorships
• Immigration, citizenship, asylum, refugee help
• Personal safety, stalking, personal protection orders
• Money & debt, collections, small claims, garnishment of wages
• Income tax, tax prep, tax refund garnishment
• Going to court, legal processes, evidence, motions, mediations, interpreters
• Unemployment, wrongful termination
• Finding a lawyer for cases you can't handle alone

When you visit the Supreme Court of the United States site, you find large amounts of information including: 

• Transcripts of cases
• Case documents and dockets
• Opinions of the justices
• Search cases
• Listen live to oral arguments
• Listen to previous oral arguments
• History of the court

At USA.gov, you can learn about the legal process and how to approach certain legal issues, including:

• Complaints: filing complaints, how to complain more effectively to resolve common consumer problems
• Labor Laws & Issues: learn about important employment laws and issues
• Crime & Prisons: how to report crimes, find frequently requested info about prisons
• Personal Legal Issues, Documents, and Family History: get legal help, replace documents, learn about family history
• Voting & Election Laws and History: learn the laws protecting your right to vote, laws governing the election process, find results of past federal elections, learn how voting methods have evolved
• Federal Laws & Regulations: learn basic US Laws, regulations, and executive orders
• Scams & Frauds: learn to protect yourself and avoid frauds such as identity theft and online scams
• Disability Rights: federal laws that define and protect the rights of people with disabilities