2020 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses
Act 325 of 1982 County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency (801.51 - 801.64)
Section 801.53 Declaring County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency.

Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 801.53 (2020)
801.53 Declaring county jail overcrowding state of emergency.

Sec. 3.

If, upon receipt of a certification by the sheriff under section 2, a majority of the judges and county officials notified pursuant to section 2 do not find that the sheriff acted in error, the sheriff shall declare a county jail overcrowding state of emergency.

History: 1982, Act 325, Eff. Feb. 8, 1983 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 11, 2008
Popular Name: Jail Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act

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