For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) "clerk" means the Court of Appeals clerk, unless otherwise stated;(2) "date of filing" means the date of receipt of a document by the clerk or if electronically filed, the date the document is deemed filed under MCR 1.109(G)(5)(b);(3) "entry fee" means the fee required by law or, in lieu of that fee, a motion to waive fees or a copy of an order appointing an attorney;(4) "filing" means the delivery of a document to the clerk and the receipt and acceptance of the document by the clerk with the intent to enter it in the record of the court or the electronic transmission of data and documents through the electronic filing system as provided in MCR 1.109(G);(5) "custody case" means a domestic relations case in which the custody of a minor child is an issue, an adoption case, a child protective proceeding, or a delinquency case in which a dispositional order removing the minor from the minor's home is an issue;(6) "final judgment" or "final order" means: (a) In a civil case, (i) the first judgment or order that disposes of all the claims and adjudicates the rights and liabilities of all the parties, including such an order entered after reversal of an earlier final judgment or order;(ii) an order designated as final under MCR 2.604(B);(iii) in a domestic relations action, a postjudgment order that, as to a minor, grants or denies a motion to change legal custody, physical custody, or domicile;(iv) a postjudgment order awarding or denying attorney fees and costs under court rule or other law;(v) an order denying governmental immunity to a governmental party, including a governmental agency, official, or employee under MCR 2.116(C)(7) or an order denying a motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10) based on a claim of governmental immunity; or(vi) in a foreclosure action involving a claim for remaining proceeds under MCL 211.78t, a postjudgment order deciding the claim.(b) In a criminal case,(i) an order dismissing the case;(ii) the original sentence imposed following conviction;(iii) a sentence imposed following the granting of a motion for resentencing;(iv) a sentence imposed, or order entered, by the trial court following a remand from an appellate court in a prior appeal of right; or(v) a sentence imposed following revocation of probation.Amended September 20, 2018, effective 1/1/2019; amended September 23, 2020, effective 1/1/2021; amended March 25, 2021, effective 3/24/2021; amended May 3, 2023, effective 5/3/2023.