Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.242 (2026)

Undersheriffs and deputies in counties over 400,000; appointment; compensation.

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UNDERSHERIFFS, DEPUTIES, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES

Act 180 of 1919

51.242 Undersheriffs and deputies in counties over 400,000; appointment; compensation.

Sec. 2.

In counties having a population of more than 400,000, the sheriff shall appoint an undersheriff, who shall also be the chief deputy sheriff, and such number of deputy sheriffs, and other clerks and employees as may be fixed by the board of supervisors. The annual salary of the undersheriff inclusive of his duties as chief deputy sheriff, and the number of deputies, clerks and employees, and their annual salaries, shall be fixed by resolution of the board of supervisors, to be payable monthly in lieu of all fees or other compensation. The board of supervisors may provide that deputy sheriffs solely engaged in the service of civil process shall receive as compensation, fees for such service, in lieu of salary.

History: 1919, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 1339 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 115, Eff. Sept. 21, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 51.242 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1979 · leading case: Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971).

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Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971). · cites it 4× “MCLA § 51.242 (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 5.”

Capitol City Lodge No 141, Fraternal Order of Police v. Meridian Twp., 282 N.W.2d 383 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “861 et seq. The sheriff and the County Board of Commissioners are joint employers of deputy sheriffs, with the sheriff controlling their appointment and tenure in position, MCL 51.”

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