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Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1427b (2026)

Liability of peace officer or security transport officer.

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MENTAL HEALTH CODE


Act 258 of 1974


330.1427b Liability of peace officer or security transport officer.

Sec. 427b.

    (1) A peace officer or security transport officer acting under this act has the same immunity provided for a governmental employee under section 7 of 1964 PA 170, MCL 691.1407.

    (2) Neither a county nor a county mental health transportation panel is civilly liable for an act or omission of a security transport officer or a private security company contracted with a county under section 170.

    

    

History: Add. 1978, Act 598, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 146, Eff. (sine die) ;-- Am. 2022, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 2022

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–1992 · leading case: Hoffman v. Genesee Cnty., 403 N.W.2d 485 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).
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Hoffman v. Genesee Cnty., 403 N.W.2d 485 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “Section 427b, MCL 330.1427b; MSA 14.800(427b), provides that peace officers acting in compliance with the code are acting in the course of their official duty and are not liable for actions taken unless they engage in behavior involving gross negligence or wilful and wanton…”
Pavlov v. Cmty. Emergency Med. Serv., Inc, 491 N.W.2d 874 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “1482(6) (recreational trespass); MCL 330.1427b(2); MSA 14.800(427b)(2) (officer taking persons into protective custody); MCL 330.”
Hoffman v. Warden, 457 N.W.2d 367 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “Defendants are also immune under § 427b of the Mental Health Code, MCL 330.1427b; MSA 14.800(427b), which provides that an officer acting in compliance with the act is acting in the course of official duty and is not civilly liable for the action taken.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1427b(2) — 1 case
Pavlov v. Cmty. Emergency Med. Serv., Inc, 491 N.W.2d 874 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “1482(6) (recreational trespass); MCL 330.1427b(2); MSA 14.800(427b)(2) (officer taking persons into protective custody); MCL 330.”
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