Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.41 (2026)

Deputies of county officers in counties over 50,000; appointment, duties.

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MI-LEGlegislature.mi.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIES

Act 74 of 1911

45.41 Deputies of county officers in counties over 50,000; appointment, duties.

Sec. 1.

In all counties of this state having a population of more than 50,000 where it is provided by law that the county treasurer, county clerk and register of deeds shall receive salaries in lieu of fees, each of said officers may appoint a deputy or deputies who may perform all the official acts which the officer making such appointment might legally do, and who shall be paid therefor from the general fund of the county, such salaries as the board of supervisors of the county shall determine.

History: 1911, Act 74, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 2520 ;-- CL 1929, 1427 ;-- CL 1948, 45.41

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1955–2024 · leading case: Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971). · cites it 4× “MCLA § 45.41 (Stat Ann 1961 Rev § 5.1131).”

Branch Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers, 677 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Instead, it appears likely that the language was designed to be consistent with the language of MCL 45.41, which permits the treasurers, clerks and registers of deeds in counties of populations in excess of 50,000 to each appoint one or more deputies.”

HRSS, INC. v. Wayne Cnty. Treasurer, 279 F. Supp. 2d 846 (E.D. Mich. 2003). “401 (1) (sheriff); § 45.41 (treasurer). Finally, and most importantly, the county will presumably bear financial responsibility for any judgment that may result in this case.”

Kent Cnty. Register of Deeds v. Kent Cnty. Pension Bd., 70 N.W.2d 765 (Mich. 1955). “1131), which provides: “In all counties of this State having a population of more than 50,000 where it is provided by law that the county tréasurer, county clerk and register of deeds shall receive salaries in lieu of fees, each of said officers may appoint a deputy or deputies…”

Seals v. Wayne, Cnty. of (E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 8× “Seals’ position, specifically Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.41 , which empowers the county clerk to “appoint a deputy or deputies who may perform all the official acts which the officer making such appointment might legally do.”

20241120_C369115_35_369115.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 8× “However, in larger counties, a clerk can appoint a deputy clerk to perform official acts on behalf of the clerk, MCL 45.41. Given the population of Wayne County, for many years, its county clerk and the Commission agreed that a deputy clerk would be assigned to perform 1 The…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.