Section 38.1502a - Definitions; C to J(1) "Certification date" means August 15, 1996.(2) "Chief judge" means the chief judge of a judicial circuit court, a judicial district court, or a judicial probate court as provided in the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.(3) "Governing body" means the representative legislative body of a municipality, or the administrative board or commission of a public corporation or instrumentality that does not have a representative legislative body.(4) "Judicial circuit court" means a judicial circuit of the circuit court as provided in section 11 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.(5) "Judicial district court" means a judicial district of the district court as provided in section 8101 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8101.(6) "Judicial probate court" means a county probate court or probate court district as provided in section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.Amended by 2004, Act 490, s 1, eff. 12/28/2004.1984, Act 427, Imd. Eff. 1/2/1985 ;--Am. 1986, Act 291, Imd. Eff. 12/22/1986 ;--Am. 1988, Act 500, Imd. Eff. 12/29/1988 ;--Am. 1995, Act 191, Imd. Eff. 11/7/1995 ;--Am. 1996, Act 220, Eff. 8/15/1996.