Sec. 478. When any duty is or shall be enjoined by law upon any public officer, or upon any person holding any public trust or employment, every willful neglect to perform such duty, where no special provision shall have been made for the punishment of such delinquency, constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.478
Willful neglect of duty; public officer or person holding public trust or employment; penalty
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 215 Mich. App. 338 - People v. Medlyn (1996)
Most recently applied in People of Michigan v. William Little (June 2016)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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