Sec. 582.
The sheriff and his deputies:
(a) are officers of the court for the purpose of executing the process of the court;
(b) may execute all lawful orders and process of the court in any county of the state;
(c) to whom process is directed may be punished for disobedience or default therein in the manner prescribed by law.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975