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Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.29 (2026)

Suits involving state departments.

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Revised Statutes of 1846


R.S. of 1846


14.29 Suits involving state departments.

Sec. 29.

    It shall be the duty of the attorney general, at the request of the governor, the secretary of state, the treasurer or the auditor general, to prosecute and defend all suits relating to matters connected with their departments.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12 ;-- CL 1857, 181 ;-- CL 1871, 256 ;-- How. 287 ;-- CL 1897, 105 ;-- CL 1915, 133 ;-- CL 1929, 177 ;-- CL 1948, 14.29

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1969–2024 · leading case: Federated Ins. v. Oakland Cnty. Road Comm'n, 715 N.W.2d 846 (Mich. 2006).
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Federated Ins. v. Oakland Cnty. Road Comm'n, 715 N.W.2d 846 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “MCL 14.29 provides that "[i]t shall be the duty of the attorney general, at the request of the governor .”
Shirvell v. Dep't of Attorney Gen., 308 Mich. App. 702 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “28; MCL 14.29. In addition, as an elected official, the Attorney General is a representative of the entire citizenry of the state.”
David Nursing Home v. Michigan Dep't of Soc. Servs., 579 F. Supp. 285 (E.D. Mich. 1984). “§ 14.29. The State Constitution vests the executive power in the governor and provides that each principal department, such as the Department of Social Services, shall be under the supervision of the governor unless otherwise provided.”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Dep't of Treasury, 170 N.W.2d 39 (Mich. 1969). · cites it 2× “The attorney general is the legal adviser to the State treasurer (CL 1948, § 14.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. McBride, 766 N.W.2d 857 (Mich. 2009). · cites it 2× “[3] The AG notes that the local prosecutor shall serve as the legal consultant to the DHS in child protective proceedings, MCL 712A.”
Dep't of Nat. Resources v. Wisconsin Elec. Power Co (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 5× “Analysis of this issue requires interpretation of three statutes: MCL 14.29, MCL 14.102, and MCL 600.1631.7 “[O]ur primary obligation is to discern legislative intent as reflected in the plain language of [these] statutes.”
Priorities USA v. Benson (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.29 (“It shall be the duty of the attorney general .”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Nrk Rx Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “102 provides that: Any action at law brought by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state, for the use and benefit thereof, may be begun in the circuit court in and for the county of Ingham, and may be prosecuted to final judgment and…”
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