Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.585 : REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 — CHAPTER 5. CIRCUIT COURTS: ORGANIZATION AND POWERS —COURT OFFICERS — Sheriff and deputy, coroner; power of the county TEXT PDF Whenever the sheriff, a deputy, coroner, or a constable encounters resistance in serving process or reasonably believes that resistance will be encountered, he may take the power of the county and proceed therewith to serve the process. MCL 600.585 1961, Act 236, Eff. 1/1/1963 .