October 19, 2005, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1846 RS 13, entitled
"Of counties,"
by amending section 16 (MCL 45.16).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 16. Each organized county shall, at its own cost and
expense,
provide at the county seat thereof a suitable
courthouse, and
a suitable and sufficient jail, and
fireproof
offices, and all other necessary public buildings, and shall keep
the
same those buildings and
facilities in good repair. However,
and
notwithstanding the provisions of Notwithstanding
section 11
of Act
No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1851, as amended, being
section
46.11 of the Compiled Laws of 1948
1851 PA 156, MCL 46.11,
a jail may be located anywhere in the county. Before the plan of
any
jail which that
has been duly authorized
to be built shall
be
is determined or accepted , or
contracted for, the plan
shall
be submitted to the department of
corrections labor and
economic
growth for its examination and opinion. ,
and such The
department of labor and economic growth shall carefully examine and
give
the benefit of its study and experience in such matter those
matters
to the counties submitting such
proposed jail plans.
and
The department of labor and economic growth shall report its
opinion
to the county clerk of the county
so submitting plans. No
that
submitted the plan. A contract for the erection
construction
of
any a county jail
shall be is not valid
or binding, nor
shall
any and money shall
not be paid out of the county treasury
for
the construction of a that
jail, until such
the opinion of
the department of labor and economic growth has been filed with the
county
clerk of the county submitting such plans that submitted
the plan.