Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.587 (2026)

Sheriff, constable, or other officer; wilful neglect to execute process; penalty.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.587 Sheriff, constable, or other officer; wilful neglect to execute process; penalty.

Sec. 587.

A sheriff, constable, or other officer who wilfully neglects to execute any:

(a) attachment,

(b) summons,

(d) warrant to apprehend a witness or any other person, or

(e) any other process authorized to be issued by any judge which is directed and delivered to him may be fined by the judge who issued the process in a sum not exceeding $100.00.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1970–2009 · leading case: People v. Ortman, 530 N.W.2d 161 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).

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People v. Ortman, 530 N.W.2d 161 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “318, MCL 600.587; MSA 27A.587. *257 Because the probation authorities did not exercise due diligence in executing the warrant, the probation violation should have been waived.”

People v. Rowe, 289 N.W.2d 915 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “2114, which provides: "When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a city, or has escaped from any city prison, the police officers of the city shall have the same right to pursue, arrest and detain such person without the…”

Coleman v. Bolton, 180 N.W.2d 319 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “Any sheriff or constable who neglects to execute any process assigned to him is subject to disciplinary action, MCLA § 600.587 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.587); and he is required to execute a bond in favor of the people of the State of Michigan to secure the faithful performance…”

Harmond Schaefer v. AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co, 345 F. App'x 87 (6th Cir. 2009). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.587 (8). In Michigan, a breach of contract claim accrues “at the time the wrong upon which the claim is based was done regardless of the time when damage results.”

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