(A) The constable shall serve all warrants, notices and process lawfully directed to him or her by the Township Board, or the Township Clerk, or another officer, and shall perform other duties as required by law. Persons elected or appointed to the office of township constable shall comply with the minimum employment standards established by the law enforcement officer training council pursuant to § 9 of Public Act 203 of 1965, as amended, being M.C.L.A. § 28.609. The cost of complying with these standards shall be borne by the township.
(B) A township constable may be appointed as a District Court officer by the District Court and may perform the duties permitted pursuant to Public Act 236 of 1961, Chapter 83, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8301 to 600.8395. The employment standard of division (A) above shall not apply when a township constable is appointed as a District Court officer.
(Prior Code, § II-3.04)