# Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.208: Committed children; return to home county

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.208

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.208
- **Heading:** Committed children; return to home county
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-220-of-1935 / Section 400.208

## Text

Sec. 8.

The said commission is authorized to return to the counties from which they were sent, the following classes of children:

First, those who have become 16 years of age and who, for any reason, cannot be placed or retained in family homes.

Second, those who by reason of vicious habits or incorrigibility, cannot be placed in or retained in family homes.

Third, those who are of unsound mind or body, or have some physical disability, which prevents their being placed in family homes. Whenever a child shall be ordered by said commission to be returned to a county, as herein provided, the guardianship of the said commission shall cease, and the child thereupon becomes a charge on the county from which it was sent, and the superintendent shall report to the court the reasons thereof, and any other information which may assist the court in a further disposition of the child.

History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935; CL 1948, 400.208

## Nearby sections

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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.204 Michigan children's institute; commitment order; transportation; expense; communication with child's attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.204.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.205 Committed children; placement in private home, investigation, court order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.205.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.208 Committed children; return to home county.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.208.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.209 Committed children; adoption, marriage, guardianship, or emancipation; consent by superintendent; authorization to allow child to hunt game; preliminary consent denial review process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.209.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.211 Preservation of records; confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.211.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.213 Construction of act; severing clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.213.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.214 Aiding child to escape; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-220-of-1935_S400.214.md)

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