Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.5 (2026)

Contracting for jail supplies; private donations of clothing; reimbursement for medical attendance supplies; reimbursement for care and support of prisoner.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

801.5 Contracting for jail supplies; private donations of clothing; reimbursement for medical attendance supplies; reimbursement for care and support of prisoner.

Sec. 5.

(1) The county board of commissioners may provide by contract for all necessary supplies for the use of the jail, including fuel and food, clothing, bedding, and medical attendance, for prisoners committed on criminal charges.

(2) Private donations of clothing for prisoners awaiting trial shall be accepted for them by the sheriff.

(3) The county board of commissioners may provide for reimbursement of the cost of supplies for medical attendance as provided under section 5a.

(4) The county board of commissioners or the county executive or designee of the county executive may provide that the care and support of a prisoner be paid by the prisoner's estate or property and may provide for reimbursement of all charges and expenses of maintaining a prisoner pursuant to the prisoner reimbursement to the county act.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 171 ;-- CL 1857, 6133 ;-- CL 1871, 8022 ;-- How. 9638 ;-- CL 1897, 2654 ;-- CL 1915, 2526 ;-- CL 1929, 17672 ;-- CL 1948, 801.5 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 152, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1972 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1982 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 119, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1984

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Mudge v. MacOmb Cnty., 534 N.W.2d 539 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).

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Mudge v. MacOmb Cnty., 534 N.W.2d 539 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Concomitant with enactment of the prca, the Legislature amended MCL 801.5; MSA 28.1725, which authorized counties to acquire by contract or private donation all necessary supplies for maintenance of county jails, to include a provision reflecting the county’s ability to seek…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.5(4) — 1 case

Mudge v. MacOmb Cnty., 534 N.W.2d 539 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “Concomitant with enactment of the prca, the Legislature amended MCL 801.5; MSA 28.1725, which authorized counties to acquire by contract or private donation all necessary supplies for maintenance of county jails, to include a provision reflecting the county’s ability to seek…”

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