Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.941 (2026)

Peace officers; duty to institute proceedings.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.941 Peace officers; duty to institute proceedings.

Sec. 941.

It is hereby made the duty of any police, sheriff or other peace officer, present and having knowledge of any violation of any of the provisions of this act, to forthwith institute criminal proceedings for the punishment of such offender.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Ficano v. Lucas, 351 N.W.2d 198 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983).

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Ficano v. Lucas, 351 N.W.2d 198 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “By way of example, the sheriff has a statutory duty to inves *274 tigate reports of election tampering, MCL 168.941; MSA 6.1941. If some future inquiry involves a county CEO, the latter’s control over the sheriffs department could well have the effect of chilling the…”

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