Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.301 (2026)

Recovery of drowned bodies; jurisdiction of police chiefs and sheriffs, duties, expenses.

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RECOVERY OF DROWNED BODIES

Act 139 of 1947

51.301 Recovery of drowned bodies; jurisdiction of police chiefs and sheriffs, duties, expenses.

Sec. 1.

In case any person is drowned in waters within the corporate limits of any city, it shall be the duty of the chief of police of said city, and in case any person is drowned in waters outside the corporate limits of a city, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county within which such waters are situated, to use every available means in the recovery of any such body. The several chiefs of police of cities and sheriffs of this state are hereby authorized to incur such expenses as shall be necessary in obtaining equipment and in doing the necessary acts in carrying out their duties under the provisions of this act.

History: 1947, Act 139, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 51.301

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Brownstown Twp. v. Wayne Cnty., 242 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976).

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Brownstown Twp. v. Wayne Cnty., 242 N.W.2d 538 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). “See also MCLA 287.6; MSA 12.375 (enforcement of quarantine orders of animals); MCLA 752.”

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