County officers; terms of office.
MCL 168.203
in effect168.203. County officers; terms of office.
Sec. 203.
The term of office of the county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, drain commissioner, surveyor and coroner shall begin on January 1 next following the election, and continues until a successor is elected and qualified, except that in counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more the term of office of the county treasurer shall begin on July 1 next following the election.
1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 35, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964; Am. 1964, Act 185, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1964
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Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-203Fetched: 10/20/2026
