{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.586","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.586","heading":"Sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law; prohibited conduct; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; penalty.","body":"Sec. 586.\n\nA sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner licensed to practice law in this state shall not do either of the following:\n\nServe process in an action in which he or she acts as attorney or counsel for a party.\n\nAppear in court as attorney or counsel for a criminal defendant, except in a criminal or civil contempt proceeding.\n\nThis section does not prohibit either of the following:\n\nA county from limiting or prohibiting the practice of law by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county medical examiner.\n\nA sheriff from limiting or prohibiting the practice of law by a deputy sheriff.\n\nA 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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-586","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"24c50cfa8c58b4dedcf9484b775282d4a6d2450dbe002dbf08a76a81b0958dfa","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5856","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}