Sec. 34.
A person or officer who receives any of the books distributed by the secretary of state that this act requires the person to retain, and each city, village, township, and county officer, shall deliver to his or her successor in office all of those books. A person who does not do so is liable to his or her successor for the cost of replacing those books and costs of suit. An action shall, on request, be brought and prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney for the county. A person who knowingly and willfully retains those books or refuses to deliver them to the successor officer is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $50.00, or both.
History: 1899, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 852 ;-- CL 1929, 517 ;-- CL 1948, 24.34 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 134, Eff. Aug. 24, 2016
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 24 - Printing and State Documents
Act 44 of 1899 - Laws, Documents, and Reports (24.1 - 24.37)
Section 24.3 - Repealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.4 - Publications to Be Marked as State Property.
Section 24.5 - Public and Local Acts; Sale; Price; Accounting; Disposition of Money Received.
Section 24.7 - Repealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.8 - Annual Report of State Horticultural Society; Printing, Distribution.
Section 24.9, 24.10 - Repealed. 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.
Section 24.11 - Annual Report of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Printing.
Section 24.12 - Annual Report of Commissioner of Labor; Printing.
Section 24.14 - Other Reports; Printing.
Section 24.15 - Repealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.16 - Repealed. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957;—1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.17 - State Publications; Complimentary Distribution; Violation, Penalty.
Section 24.18 - Annual or Biennial Reports of State Officers and Agencies; Period Covered.
Section 24.19 - Annual or Biennial Reports; Publication.
Section 24.20 - Copies for Use and Exchanges by State Library.
Section 24.21-24.23 - Repealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.24 - Michigan Manual; Publication and Distribution; Voting Information.
Section 24.25 - Michigan Manual; Contents.
Section 24.26 - Repealed. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 24.27 - Arrangement of Statistics of Public Institutions in Reports; Contents.
Section 24.28 - Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
Section 24.31 - Reports of Public Institutions; Number of Copies.
Section 24.33 - State Publications; Distribution by County Clerks and Superintendents of Schools.
Section 24.34 - Delivery of Books to Successor; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 24.36 - State Publications; Loss of Books by Fire, etc.; Replacement.