Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.407 (2026)

Sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriff; duties.

✓ current as of July 2026

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Act 237 of 1919

45.407 Sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriff; duties.

Sec. 7.

It is hereby provided that this act shall be so construed as to require the sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriffs to perform all reasonable services within the jurisdiction of their offices for which the county may be liable and to serve and execute all civil writs and processes that may be reasonably served and executed by said officers under salary.

History: 1919, Act 237, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 1352 ;-- CL 1948, 45.407

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1958–2020 · leading case: Brownstown Twp. v. Wayne Cnty., 242 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976).

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Brownstown Twp. v. Wayne Cnty., 242 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). “MCLA 45.407; MSA 5.917, provides: "It is hereby provided that this act shall be so construed as to require the sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriffs to perform all reasonable services within the jurisdiction of their offices for which the county may be liable and to serve…”

Kapson v. Kubath, 165 F. Supp. 542 (W.D. Mich. 1958). “As a general rule, however, his authority, and the authority of a deputy sheriff appointed by him, are limited to his own county.”

Schuette v. Rand (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.407 . This conclusion finds additional support in the caselaw.”

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