Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.581 (2026)
Sheriff and deputy; attendance at court sessions.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.581 Sheriff and deputy; attendance at court sessions.
Sec. 581.
The sheriff of the county, or his deputy, shall attend the circuit court, probate court, and district court sessions, when requested by these courts, and the sessions of other courts as required by law. The judge in his discretion:
(a) shall fix, determine, and regulate the attendance at court sessions of the sheriff and his deputies;
(b) may fine the sheriff and his deputies for failure to attend.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1971–1971 · leading case: Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971).
Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne Cnty., 190 N.W.2d 228 (Mich. 1971). “*18 DEPUTY SHERIFFS By law, the sheriff of every county or his deputy, is required to attend sessions of the circuit court, MCLA § 600.581 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.581), execute orders of the court, MCLA § 600.”
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