Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.584 (2026)

Sheriff and deputy, coroner; aid in performing duties.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.584 Sheriff and deputy, coroner; aid in performing duties.

Sec. 584.

The sheriff, his deputies, and any coroner or constable having the power to perform such duty may require suitable aid in

(a) serving process in civil or criminal cases;

(b) preserving the peace;

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1970–2012 · 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). “Likewise, statutory law impliedly recognizes the duty of the sheriff to serve process in civil or criminal cases, preserve the peace, and apprehend persons committing a felony or a breach of the peace, because the sheriff may recruit suitable aid in performing these functions.”

Leelanau Cnty. Sheriff v. Kiessel, 824 N.W.2d 576 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “MCL 600.584. [Citations omitted.] Plaintiffs cite no authority for the proposition that the sheriffs statutory ability to discharge deputies without cause was among the common-law powers of the sheriff.”

Dolland v. Academy Asphalt Paving Co., 180 N.W.2d 115 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “” Again, in MCLA § 600.584 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.584), the Revised Judicature Act gives recognition to the fact that a constable may possess the power to serve process by stating: *100 “The sheriff, his deputies, and any coroner or constable having the power to perform such…”

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