MichiganPolice would face deadlines when serving protection orders
Law enforcement agencies would have to try personal delivery and meet deadlines when serving protection orders, while a state fund could help pay the cost if lawmakers approve spending.
What it does
Law enforcement agencies serving protection-order papers must try to deliver them in person. If service fails, they must try again, tell the petitioner, and document each attempt.
The state police would administer a fund to help pay for serving protection-order papers, but could spend its money only after lawmakers approve it.
Argument forMore service attempts, updates when service fails, and a 72-hour deadline could help people seeking orders know whether papers reached the other person.
Argument againstRepeated attempts, petitioner updates, and written reports could take officers’ time away from other duties.
More detail
A law enforcement agency serving protection-order papers must deliver them in person. These rules cover court papers in Michigan personal protection order cases and foreign protection orders served by law enforcement. If the first attempt fails, the agency should make at least two more attempts within 10 calendar days. If service remains incomplete within 10 calendar days, the agency must notify the petitioner within 48 hours, file a report within three business days, and keep trying unless the court directs otherwise. The designated agency must serve a personal protection order as soon as practical and no later than 72 hours after it is issued.
The state police would administer a fund for serving protection-order papers. The fund would cover service of papers in Michigan personal protection order cases and specified foreign protection order cases. The state police may spend money from the fund only after an appropriation. The money may pay for serving covered court papers and for administering the fund. The bill would take effect only if HB 5120 and HB 6033 are also enacted.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 1REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETYLatest
- Oct 1PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Sep 22transmitted
- Vote recorded passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 22passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #364 Yeas 97 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 7Passed House
- Sep 22read a third timeMinor
- Sep 22placed on immediate passage
- Sep 22placed on third reading
- Sep 22substitute (H-3) adopted
- Sep 22substitute (H-1) adopted
- Sep 22read a second timeMinor
- Jun 24referred to second reading
- Jun 24reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)Minor
- 2025
- Oct 28bill electronically reproduced 10/23/2025
- Oct 23referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Oct 23read a first timeMinor
- Oct 23introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah LightnerIntroduced
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