Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.10 (2026)

Counties bordering on Lake Michigan; common jurisdiction.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

45.10 Counties bordering on Lake Michigan; common jurisdiction.

Sec. 10.

The counties now existing, or which may be hereafter organized, bordering upon the shore of Lake Michigan shall have jurisdiction of all offences committed on that part of Lake Michigan which lies within the limits of this state; and such offences shall be heard and tried in either of the 2 counties nearest the place where the alleged offence was committed.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL 1857, 309 ;-- CL 1871, 440 ;-- How. 446 ;-- CL 1897, 2448 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 57, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2248 ;-- CL 1929, 1106 ;-- CL 1948, 45.10

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: People v. Russo, 487 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. 1992).

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People v. Russo, 487 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 2× “2A Sands, Sutherland Statutory Construction (5th ed), § 45.10, pp 46-48. 1987 PA 255 expressly amended the statute of limitations governing § 145c and §§ 520b to 520g of the Penal Code, 1931 PA 328 .”

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