Definitions; construction of act

§ 2101. Definitions; construction of act.

The following words used in this act shall have the meaning defined in this section, unless otherwise apparent from the context:

(a) "Administrative board" means the administrative board of the judicial conference of the state.

(b) "Administrative judge" means the officer designated by the appellate division of the department in which the court is located.

(c) "Appellate division" means the appellate division of the supreme court in and for the department in which the court is located, or its designated administrative judge.

(d) "City" means the city in which the court is located.

(e) "City clerk" means the clerk of the city in which the court is located, or the person, by whatever other title, performing equivalent duties.

(f) "Clerk" means the chief clerk or any other clerk or nonjudicial person, regardless of title, employed by the court and designated to perform the function referred to in the particular section.

(g) "Common council" means the local governing body of the city in which the court is located.

(h) "County" means the county in which the court is located.

(i) "Court" means the court to which this act applies pursuant to § 2300, whether called "city court" or otherwise titled, or one of the judges thereof, unless the context clearly indicates reference to some other court.

(j) "Enforcement officer" means such officer or officers, whether sheriffs or marshals or otherwise titled, designated pursuant to law to execute the civil mandates of the court.

(k) "Judge" means any judicial officer of the court, unless the context clearly indicates reference to some other judge.

(l) "Rules" means the rules adopted pursuant to § 2103 of this act.