Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.527 (2026)

Duty to apprehend offender.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

752.527 Duty to apprehend offender.

Sec. 27.

It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, and their deputies, coroners, marshals, constables, and other peace officers, all presiding elders, and ministers of the gospel, deacons, stewards and official members of any church or religious society, who may be present at the meeting of any assembly for religious worship, which shall be interrupted or disturbed in the manner prohibited, on sight to apprehend the offender, and take him or her before the district or municipal court of the judicial district or municipality, to be proceeded against according to law.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 158 ;-- CL 1857, 5882 ;-- Am. 1871, Act 61, Eff. July 18, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 7716 ;-- How. 9302 ;-- CL 1897, 11715 ;-- CL 1915, 15490 ;-- CL 1929, 16841 ;-- CL 1948, 752.527 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · 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.”

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