EXHIBIT 23.1b

Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

The Board of Directors
First Carolina State Bank
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement of Capitol Bancorp
Ltd. on Form S-4 of our report dated February 20, 2003 on the financial
statements of First Carolina State Bank as of and for the years ended December
31, 2002 and 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption
"Experts" in the proxy statement/prospectus.

/s/ DIXON ODOM PLLC

Sanford, North Carolina
January 21, 2004