HOUSE BILL No. 6229

 

 

June 10, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Calley and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

 

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

 

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2977.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2977. If an elected official of a county has been

 

convicted of a criminal act and if the criminal act has caused the

 

county to sustain a pecuniary loss because of a civil judgment or

 

settlement of a civil action, the county may bring a civil action

 

against the elected official to recover the loss sustained by the

 

county.