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Mich. Comp. Laws § 47.12 (2026)
Board of county auditors; county prosecuting attorney as legal advisor, duties.
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BOARD OF COUNTY AUDITORS
Act 275 of 1913
47.12 Board of county auditors; county prosecuting attorney as legal advisor, duties.
Sec. 12.
The prosecuting attorney for the said county shall, without any compensation other than his regular salary, be the legal advisor of said board of auditors and shall, on the request of any member thereof, render an opinion in writing on the legal status of any bill pending before said board, and shall on his motion, investigate the findings of said board, whenever in his opinion, the public service will be benefited thereby, and shall institute criminal proceedings against the members of said board or any of them, for malfeasance or misfeasance in office.
History: 1913, Act 275, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 2356 ;-- CL 1929, 1214 ;-- CL 1948, 47.12
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1972–2005 · leading case: Muci v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 705 N.W.2d 151 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
Muci v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 705 N.W.2d 151 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “, Damages in Tort Actions § 47.12[2][b] (1987). In our view, it would be impossible in many cases for an insurer to determine whether a PIP claimant's expenses were "reasonable" and for "necessary" services if the insurer could not require that the claimant be examined by a…”
Wayne Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 205 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “751; second, the duty to advise and represent the board of county auditors under MCLA 47.12; MSA 5.562; third, the duty to advise the county treasurer under MCLA 211.”
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