Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.34a (2026)
Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
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THE HOME RULE CITY ACT
Act 279 of 1909
117.34a Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
Sec. 34a.
A police officer of a city or, if authorized by the legislative body, a constable of a city has the same authority within the city as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or a municipal court.
History: Add. 1992, Act 48, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1996–1996 · leading case: People v. Houstina, 549 N.W.2d 11 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996).
People v. Houstina, 549 N.W.2d 11 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “The court officer in this case was acting as an agent of the judge who had ordered defendant held in custody until a bond could be posted.”
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