The court may allow the jury to ask questions of any witness. MCR 2.513(I).
If the court permits jurors to ask questions, it must inform the jury “of the procedures to be followed for submitting questions to witnesses.” MCR 2.513(I). The court must address any questions to a witness on the juror’s behalf, after ensuring “that inappropriate questions are not asked, and that the parties have [had] an opportunity outside the hearing of the jury to object to the questions.” Id. See M Civ JI 2.11 for how to instruct the jury when allowing them to question a witness.