Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1801 (2026)

Neglecting or refusing to make reports or certify taxes; liability; action at law.

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THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE

Act 451 of 1976

380.1801 Neglecting or refusing to make reports or certify taxes; liability; action at law.

Sec. 1801.

(1) A township clerk who neglects or refuses to make out and transmit the annual report containing the reports of the several school districts of the township, or other report which the law requires, within the time limited therefor shall be liable to pay the full amount lost by the township or any district or districts by the neglect or refusal, with interest thereon, to be recovered in an action at law.

(2) A township or city clerk who neglects or refuses to certify to the proper tax assessing officer taxes that have been reported as required by this act, and a tax assessing officer who wilfully neglects to assess the tax, shall be liable to the school district for the loss, to be recovered by the treasurer in the name of the district in an action at law.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2011 · leading case: Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 810 N.W.2d 95 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011).

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Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 810 N.W.2d 95 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “According to defendants, a private cause of action cannot be inferred under the statute because exclusive remedies are set forth in MCL 380.1801 *511 to 380.1816. Defendants maintain that, if plaintiffs had standing to bring their claim, MCL 380.”

Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 772 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “According to defendants, a private cause of action cannot be inferred under the statute because exclusive remedies are set forth in MCL 380.1801 to 380.1816. Defendants maintain that, if plaintiffs had standing to bring their claim, MCL 380.”

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