Rule 3.306 - Quo Warranto(A) Jurisdiction. (1) An action for quo warranto against a person who usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises a state office, or against a state officer who does or suffers an act that by law works a forfeiture of the office, must be brought in the Court of Appeals.(2) All other actions for quo warranto must be brought in the circuit court.(B) Parties. (1) Actions by Attorney General. An action for quo warranto is to be brought by the Attorney General when the action is against:(a) a person specified in subrule (A)(1);(b) a person who usurps, intrudes into, or wrongfully holds or exercises an office in a public corporation created by this state's authority;(c) an association, or number of persons, acting as a corporation in Michigan without being legally incorporated;(d) a corporation that is in violation of a provision of the act or acts creating, offering, or renewing the corporation;(e) a corporation that has violated the provisions of a law under which the corporation forfeits its charter by misuse;(f) a corporation that has forfeited its privileges and franchises by nonuse;(g) a corporation that has committed or omitted acts that amount to a surrender of its corporate rights, privileges, and franchises, or has exercised a franchise or privilege not conferred on it by law.(2) Actions by Prosecutor or Citizen. Other actions for quo warranto may be brought by the prosecuting attorney of the proper county, without leave of court, or by a citizen of the county by special leave of the court.(3) Application to Attorney General. (a) A person may apply to the Attorney General to have the Attorney General bring an action specified in subrule (B)(1). The Attorney General may require the person to give security to indemnify the state against all costs and expenses of the action. The person making the application, and any other person having the proper interest, may be joined as parties plaintiff.(b) If, on proper application and offer of security, the Attorney General refuses to bring the action, the person may apply to the appropriate court for leave to bring the action himself or herself.(C) Person Alleged to be Entitled to Office. If the action is brought against the defendant for usurping an office, the complaint may name the person rightfully entitled to the office, with an allegation of his or her right to it, and that person may be made a party.(D) Venue. The general venue statutes and rules apply to actions for quo warranto, unless a specific statute or rule contains a special venue provision applicable to an action for quo warranto.(E) Hearing. The court may hear the matter or may allow the issues to be tried by a jury.