Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.221 (2026)

Sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy sheriff; powers and duties; fees.

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POWERS AND DUTIES

Act 2 of 1867

51.221 Sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy sheriff; powers and duties; fees.

Sec. 1.

A sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy sheriff of a county of this state may serve or execute civil or criminal process issued by a court of this state, and have and exercise all the powers and duties of constables. Except where other fees are expressly provided, they shall be entitled to the same fees for these services as are allowed by law to constables in like cases.

History: 1867, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 31, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 568 ;-- Am. 1881, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 23, 1881 ;-- How. 596 ;-- CL 1897, 2595 ;-- CL 1915, 2455 ;-- CL 1929, 1337 ;-- CL 1948, 51.221 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 148, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1981

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2019 · leading case: People v. Coutu, 589 N.W.2d 458 (Mich. 1999).

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People v. Coutu, 589 N.W.2d 458 (Mich. 1999). “868(16)(2), MCL 51.221; MSA 5.881. Regarding the fourth element, we recognize that deputy sheriffs do not perform their duties independently or without the control of a superior power “other than the law.”

People of Michigan v. Terence Mitchell Bruce (Mich. 2019). · cites it 5× “76(2), and MCL 51.221. Coutu, 459 Mich at 355 . To the extent that those statutes impose obligations, they impose them on the sheriff and the department, but not on any particular deputy.”

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