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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 600.586 - Sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law; prohibited conduct; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; penalty.
Act 236 of 1961
600.586 Sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law; prohibited conduct; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; penalty.
Sec. 586.
(1) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law in this state shall not do either of the following:
(a) Serve process in an action in which he or she acts as attorney or counsel for a party.
(b) Appear in court as attorney or counsel for a criminal defendant, except in a criminal or civil contempt proceeding.
(2) This section does not prohibit either of the following:
(a) A county from limiting or prohibiting the practice of law by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner.
(b) A sheriff from limiting or prohibiting the practice of law by a deputy sheriff.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 255, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1996