Section 801.53 - Declaring county jail overcrowding state of emergency.
COUNTY JAIL OVERCROWDING STATE OF EMERGENCY (EXCERPT)
Act 325 of 1982
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