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Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.351 (2026)

Civil service commission for sheriffs' departments in counties over 400,000; creation; applicability of act.

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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION


Act 298 of 1966


51.351 Civil service commission for sheriffs' departments in counties over 400,000; creation; applicability of act.

Sec. 1.

    Within 30 days after this act shall take effect there may be created a civil service commission in sheriffs' departments in all counties containing not less than 400,000 population, except that this act shall not apply in counties where the provisions of Act No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being sections 38.401 to 38.428 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are in force.

History: 1966, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1966

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1971–2012 · leading case: Risk v. Lincoln Charter Twp. Bd. of Trs., 760 N.W.2d 510 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008).
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Risk v. Lincoln Charter Twp. Bd. of Trs., 760 N.W.2d 510 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Lastly, the sheriffs department civil service commission act, MCL 51.351 et seq., states that upon receipt of a properly signed petition, a county board of commissioners shall submit to the qualified electors the question whether that county 6 should establish a civil ser *403…”
Leelanau Cnty. Sheriff v. Kiessel, 824 N.W.2d 576 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “See Locke v Macomb Co, 387 Mich 634, 639 ; 199 NW2d 166 (1972) (holding that an act adopted by the Legislature establishing a civil service system for sheriffs’ departments in certain counties, MCL 51.351 et seq., superseded MCL 51.70); Cyrus v Calhoun Co Sheriff, 85 Mich App…”
Local 1518, Council No 55, Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. St Clair Cnty. Sheriff, 281 N.W.2d 313 (Mich. 1979). “In Locke v Macomb County, 387 Mich 634 ; 199 NW2d 166 (1972), a unanimous Court held that MCL 51.351 et seq.; MSA 5.1191(101) et seq.”
Locke v. MacOmb Cnty., 187 N.W.2d 500 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “70, supra, gives the sheriff complete discretion when removing deputy sheriffs, this provision obviously does not apply when the majority of electors in a county election adopt the civil service provisions contained in MCLA § 51.351 et seq. (Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 5.”
Locke v. MacOmb Cnty., 199 N.W.2d 166 (Mich. 1972). “*639 We agree with the Court of Appeals that the provisions of MCLA 51.351 et seq.; MSA 5.1191(101) et seq.”
O'Connor v. Oakland Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 426 N.W.2d 816 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “362; MSA 5.1191(112) does provide for appeals from decisions of a civil service commission in sheriffs’ departments to circuit court.”
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