600.586 Sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law; prohibited conduct; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; penalty.
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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