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• Sheriff; Bond; Penal Sum; Approval; Surety - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.68
  As determined by the county board of commissioners, the sheriff either shall be covered by a blanket bond or shall give a bond to ...
• Sheriff; Bond; Condition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.69
  The condition of an individual bond required under section 68 of this chapter shall be in substance as follows: "................... has been elected to ...
• Deputy Sheriffs; Appointment; Revocation; Special Deputies; Responsibility For Acts, Defaults, And Misconduct; Bond - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.70
  Each sheriff may appoint 1 or more deputy sheriffs at the sheriff's pleasure, and may revoke those appointments at any time. Persons may also ...
• Undersheriff; Appointment, Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.71
  The sheriff of each county shall, as soon as may be after entering upon the execution of his office, appoint some proper person under ...
• Undersheriff; Executing Office Of Sheriff; Effect Of Default Or Misfeasance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.72
  If a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff of a county, the undersheriff of the county shall in all things execute the office ...
• Sheriff; Appointments And Revocations, Form, Filing; Oaths Of Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.73
  Every appointment of an under sheriff, or of a deputy sheriff, and every revocation thereof, shall be in writing under the hand of the ...
• Sheriff And Deputy Sheriff; Renewal Of Security - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.74
  If an individual bond is required under section 68 or 70 of this chapter, each sheriff, within 20 days after the first Monday in ...
• Sheriff; Custody Of County Jails - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.75
  The sheriff shall have the charge and custody of the jails of his county, and of the prisoners in the same; and shall keep ...
• "County Primary Roads,""County Local Roads," And "State Trunk Line Highways" Defined; Sheriff's Department To Provide Certain Services; Resolution Requesting Services; Resolution Requesting Vehicle Inspection Program; Concurrent Resolution Requiring Reduction Of General Services; Presumption; Construction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.76
  (1) As used in this section, "county primary roads", "county local roads", and "state trunk line highways" mean the same as those terms are defined ...
• Secondary Road Patrol And Traffic Accident Prevention; Grant; Agreement; Information; Report To Office Of Criminal Justice; Effect Of Reducing Expenditures Or Level Of Road Patrol; Recommendations For Expenditure Of Grant; Expanded Services; Allocation Formula; Annual Report; Law Enforcement Plan; Report To Legislature; Impact And Cost Effectiveness Study - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.77
  (1) Before a county may obtain its grant from the amount annually appropriated for secondary road patrol and traffic accident prevention to implement section 76, ...
• Repealed. 1952, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.78
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided that default of deputy should be adjudged a breach of sheriff's bond. ...
• Survival Of Action Against Sheriff Or Deputies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.79
  Any action for the malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of a sheriff or any of his deputies, may be prosecuted against the executors or administrators ...
• Sheriff; Services To State; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.82
  If a sheriff is required, by any statutory provision, to perform any service, in behalf of the people of this state and for their ...
• Sheriff's Office; Notice, Office Hours - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.83
  It shall be the duty of the sheriff of every county to keep an office at the place where the courts for such county ...
• Service Of Papers At Sheriff's Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.84
  Every notice or other paper which shall be required to be served on any sheriff, may be served by leaving the same at the ...
• Service Of Papers On Sheriff At County Clerk's Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.85
  If no notice shall be filed by any sheriff with the county clerk as herein required, the service of all papers on such sheriff ...
• New Sheriff; Election, Certificate Of Qualification - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.128
  Whenever any new sheriff shall be elected in the place of any other, or upon the expiration of any sheriff's office, and shall have ...
• Former Sheriff; Ceasing Of Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.129
  Upon the service of such certificate on the former sheriff, his powers as such sheriff, except in the cases otherwise expressly provided by law, ...
• Former Sheriff; Delivery Of Property, Process, Documents And Prisoners To Successor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.130
  Within 10 days after the service of such certificate upon such former sheriff, he shall deliver to his successor, First. The jail of the ...
• Former Sheriff; Instrument Of Delivery To Successor; New Sheriff, Acknowledgment Of Receipt - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.131
  At the time of such delivery, the said former sheriff shall execute an instrument, reciting the property, process, documents and prisoners delivered, specifying particularly, ...
• Former Sheriff; Delivery Of Jail, Process Documents And Prisoners, Refusal Or Neglect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.133
  If any former sheriff shall neglect or refuse to deliver to his successor, the jail, process documents and prisoners in his charge, as herein ...
• Substitute For Former Sheriff; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.134
  If at the time when any new sheriff shall have qualified and given the security required by law, the office of the former sheriff ...
• Sheriff, Undersheriff, Or Deputy Sheriff; Powers And Duties; Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.221
  A sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy sheriff of a county of this state may serve or execute civil or criminal process issued by a court ...
• Undersheriffs And Deputies In Counties Of 150,000 To 300,000; Appointment; Compensation, Increase - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.241
  In counties having a population of 150,000 and not more than 300,000, the sheriff shall appoint an under-sheriff, a chief deputy sheriff who shall ...
• Undersheriffs And Deputies In Counties Over 400,000; Appointment; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.242
  In counties having a population of more than 400,000, the sheriff shall appoint an undersheriff, who shall also be the chief deputy sheriff, and ...
• Chief Deputy Sheriff In Counties Of 150,000 To 300,000; Appointment, Tenure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.261
  The sheriff of any county, having a population of not less than 150,000 and not more than 300,000, is hereby authorized and empowered to ...
• Chief Deputy Sheriff; Appointment And Oath Of Office, Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.262
  Such appointment shall be in writing under the hand of said sheriff and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of said ...
• Chief Deputy Sheriff; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.263
  The said chief deputy sheriff shall perform the like duties and have like power and authority with that of under sheriff of such county. ...
• Chief Deputy Sheriff; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.264
  The said chief deputy sheriff shall receive an annual salary of 2,000 dollars, payable monthly, and shall receive no other fees or compensation whatsoever ...
• County Jail Rules And Regulations; Adoption By Sheriff, Endorsement By Circuit Court, Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.281
  The sheriff of any county may prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of prisoners in his custody, which rules and regulations shall be ...
• Record Of Infractions Of Rules And Regulations; Examination; Reduction Of Sentence; Forfeiture And Restoration Of Good Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.282
  (1) The sheriff shall cause to be kept a record of each and all infractions of the rules and regulations by prisoners, with the names ...
• County Jail Rules And Regulations; Posting; Good Behavior Allowances, Liability Of Sheriff - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.283
  A copy of the rules and regulations, and good behavior allowances for obedience thereto and compliance therewith shall be posted in such place or ...
• Recovery Of Drowned Bodies; Jurisdiction Of Police Chiefs And Sheriffs, Duties, Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.301
  In case any person is drowned in waters within the corporate limits of any city, it shall be the duty of the chief of ...
• Recovery Of Bodies Of Drowned Persons; Assistance From Other Public Agencies; Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.302
  A chief of police of a city or a sheriff of a county, in the recovery of the body of a person drowned in ...
• Civil Service Commission For Sheriffs' Departments In Counties Over 400,000; Creation; Applicability Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.351
  Within 30 days after this act shall take effect there may be created a civil service commission in sheriffs' departments in all counties containing ...
• Civil Service Commission; Membership, Appointment, Terms; President, Term - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.352
  The civil service commission shall consist of 3 members, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, 1 to be appointed ...
• Commissioners; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.352a
  Each commissioner may receive compensation for each day's service and such necessary expenses and mileage as may be incurred in the actual performance of ...
• Civil Service Commission; Members, Qualifications; Holding Other Office Prohibited; Political Affiliations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.353
  No person shall be appointed a member of the commission who is not a citizen of the United States and an elector of the ...
• Civil Service Commission; Vacancies; Removal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.354
  In event that any commissioner ceases to be a member thereof by virtue of death, removal or other cause, a new commissioner shall be ...
• Civil Service Commission; Clerk - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.355
  The county clerk shall be clerk of the civil service commission and shall supply to the commission without extra compensation all necessary clerical and ...
• Sheriff's Department; Incumbents, Eligibility To Permanent Appointment Under Civil Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.356
  For the benefit of the public service and to prevent delay, injury or interruption therein by reason of the enactment of this act, all ...
• Sheriff's Department; Appointments, Reinstatements, Promotions And Discharges Subject To Act; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.357
  After the date this act takes effect, appointments to and promotions in sheriffs' departments subject to this act shall be made only according to ...
• Civil Service Commission; Aid From Board Of Supervisors And Department Heads; Offices, Supplies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.358
  It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors and heads of departments to aid the civil service commission in all proper ways ...
• Civil Service Commission; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.359
  The civil service commission, within the terms of this act, shall: (1) Adopt and enforce rules and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions ...
• Civil Service Examination; Application; Filing; Contents; Forms; Certificates; Grounds For Refusing To Examine Or Certify Applicant; Hearing; Review; Physical Examination; Age; Residence; Reinstatement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.360
  (1) The civil service commission shall require an individual applying for admission to an examination provided for under this act or under the rules of ...
• Civil Service Commission; Rules And Regulations For Examinations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.361
  The civil service commission shall make rules and regulations providing for examinations of positions in the departments under this act, for appointments and for ...
• Civil Service Employees; Tenure; Removal, Discharge, Reduction Or Suspension, Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.362
  The tenure of everyone holding an office, place, position or employment under the provisions of this act shall be only during good behavior and ...
• Civil Service Examinations, Obstructing Right To Examination Or Registration, Unlawfully Furnishing Information Or Impersonating Others; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.363
  Any commissioner or examiner or any other person who shall wilfully, by himself or in cooperation with 1 or more persons, defeat, deceive or ...
• Appointment Or Selection Contrary To Rules; Refusal To Comply To Or Violates Act; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.364
  Whoever makes an appointment to office, or selects a person for employment contrary to the provisions of the rules and regulations as adopted under ...
• Civil Service Commission; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.365
  As used in this act: (1) "Commission" means the civil service commission herein created. (2) "Commissioner" means any one of the 3 commissioners of ...
• Act Effective Upon Approval By Electors; Petition; Ballot; Form; Referendum - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.366
  (1) This act shall not take effect in any county until approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question at an election ...
• Rescission And Repeal Of Act By Electors; Ballot, Form; Referendum - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 51.367
  This act shall continue in full force and effect in any county in which it has been properly adopted until rescinded and repealed by ...

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