Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.520 (2026)

Home rule county status; when change occurs; incumbent officers.

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CHARTER COUNTIES

Act 293 of 1966

45.520 Home rule county status; when change occurs; incumbent officers.

Sec. 20.

A county is not deemed to have changed its status from that of a regular county to a home rule county until the charter has been adopted by the electorate and the officers provided for therein have been elected. Each incumbent officer having been elected prior to the adoption of the charter and whose office has not been abolished or duties transferred to another office or department by the charter, for all purposes, shall be deemed to be a home rule county officer duly elected and qualified.

History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Wayne Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 205 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972).

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Wayne Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 205 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “302(15)(a), is not applicable to Wayne County — MCLA 45.520; MSA 5.302(20). The resolution of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners did not unconstitutionally expand the powers of that board.”

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