Sec. 117.
Officers and enlisted personnel on active service in excess of 7 days and when so ordered by the governor in support of civilian authority or in time of war or emergencies of this state or of the United States, in all cases, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace are privileged from arrest and imprisonment during the time of active service and for a period of 6 months after the service ceases. Their separate property during the same period is exempt from levy of execution, seizure, or attachment for debts contracted prior to or during the service. Suits in the courts of this state including, but not limited to, all intermediate hearings in the suits, pending against any such person when he or she enters active service, or commenced at any time during the service, stand adjourned until after the termination of the service. Forfeiture of an executory contract, whether title retaining or otherwise, shall not be enforced against any such person, and seizure or sale of chattels shall not be made against such person, during service nor for 90 days after the termination of the service. The person or his or her immediate household shall not be deprived of or denied heat, water, electricity, or gas service by any public utility serving his or her home during the first 90 days of military service by reason of unpaid bills for the commodities.
History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 597, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
Last modified: October 10, 2016