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Mich. Comp. Laws § 66.8 (2026)

Use of county jail; expenses.

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THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT


Act 3 of 1895


66.8 Use of county jail; expenses.

Sec. 8.

    Every village shall be allowed the use of the jail of the county in which it is located, for the confinement of all persons sentenced to imprisonment under the ordinances of the village, or under any of the provisions of this act; and the sheriff, or other keeper of the jail, or other place of confinement or imprisonment, shall receive and safely keep any person committed until lawfully discharged. The expense of receiving and keeping a prisoner shall be borne by the county if the imprisonment is for a violation of a penal law of this state and by the village if the imprisonment is for a violation of a village ordinance.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2762 ;-- CL 1915, 2633 ;-- CL 1929, 1542 ;-- CL 1948, 66.8 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2023 · leading case: State v. Dailey, 990 N.W.2d 523 (Neb. 2023).
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State v. Dailey, 990 N.W.2d 523 (Neb. 2023). “126, § 16 (West 2015); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 66.8 (West 2006); Minn.”
People v. Spann, 668 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. 2003). “§ 66.8 and M.C.L. § 430.55. Thus, while declaring the term ambiguous, even the analysis used by the Court of Appeals in this case demonstrated that the statute is not ambiguous.”
RECORDER'S COURT v. City of Detroit, 351 N.W.2d 289 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “The county jails are to be used as prisons for detention of persons awaiting trial and for the confinement of persons sentenced upon conviction of an offense or committed for any cause authorized by law.”
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