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Act 116 of 1954
168.426b Judge of municipal court; eligibility; violation of MCL 38.412a.
Sec. 426b.
(1) A person shall not be eligible to the office of judge of a municipal court of record as described in section 426a unless the person is a registered and qualified elector of the municipality in which election is sought by the filing deadline or the date the person files the affidavit of candidacy, is licensed to practice law in this state, and, at the time of election, is less than 70 years of age.
(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of section 12a(1) of 1941 PA 370, MCL 38.412a, shall not be eligible for election or appointment to the office of judge of a municipal court of record as described in section 426a for a period of 20 years after conviction.
History: Add. 1965, Act 85, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1965 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Popular Name: Election Code
