2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 750 - MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931 - THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (750.1 - 750.568)
328-1931-LXX - CHAPTER LXX PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS (750.478...750.490a)
Section 750.478 - Willful neglect of duty; public officer or person holding public trust or employment; penalty.
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)Act 328 of 1931
750.478 Willful neglect of duty; public officer or person holding public trust or employment; penalty.
Sec. 478.
When any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person holding any public trust or employment, every willful neglect to perform such duty, where no special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931
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CL 1948, 750.478
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Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law: See section 25 of Ch. 156 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5844; CL 1871, § 7677; How., § 9259; CL 1897, § 11329; CL 1915, § 14996; and CL 1929, § 16587.
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