Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 776.18 (2026)

Assistant; right of prosecutor to procure; compensation; prohibition.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 175 of 1927

776.18 Assistant; right of prosecutor to procure; compensation; prohibition.

Sec. 18.

The prosecuting attorney may procure the assistance in the trial of any person charged with a felony as he or she considers necessary. The prosecuting attorney may appoint an assistant to perform his or her duties during a period when the prosecuting attorney is unable to perform those duties. An assistant appointed under this section shall be paid reasonable compensation as determined by the board of supervisors or the board of county auditors, as applicable, for those services. No person shall be employed or appointed as assistant prosecutor who is interested as an attorney or otherwise in a case involving the same facts or circumstances involved in a case to be conducted or tried by the assistant prosecutor or who has received any compensation from any person with an interest in those cases.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17508 ;-- CL 1948, 776.18 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2012

FormerLaw Notes:

See Act 195 of 1879, being How., § 560; CL 1897, § 2569; CL 1915, § 2418; and Act 258 of 1915.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1975–1987 · leading case: People v. Doyle, 406 N.W.2d 893 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).

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People v. Doyle, 406 N.W.2d 893 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “section 776.18 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to perform the necessary duties within the constraints of that section or if an assistant prosecuting attorney has been otherwise appointed by the prosecuting attorney pursuant to law and is not disqualified from acting in place of…”

People v. Davis, 272 N.W.2d 707 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 4× “However, the prosecution also argues that MCL 776.18; MSA 28.1273 provides alternate authority for such an appointment and this argument is not addressed by my brothers.”

People v. LaPine, 232 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “1271 has no application in this case because defendant's trial attorney was appointed an assistant prosecuting attorney under MCLA 776.18; MSA 28.1273 rather than MCLA 49.”

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