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Licensing Eligibility and Applicant Documentation

Licensing Eligibility and Applicant Documentation

Licensing Eligibility and Applicant Documentation

This page provides agencies with information and resources to determine an individual’s eligibility for licensing or employment as a law enforcement officer, verify applicant information in MITN, and complete required applicant documentation. Agencies should review the information below to ensure all applicable eligibility and documentation requirements are completed. For questions about determining a candidate’s eligibility for licensing, please contact MSP-MCOLES-Licensing@michigan.gov or call 517-636-7867.

  • Step 1: Complete the Waiver and Authorization Form

    Before performing an Individual Lookup in MITN, have the candidate complete the Waiver and Authorization for Release of Information form.

  • Step 2: Perform an Individual Lookup in MITN

    Complete an Individual Lookup in MITN to review the candidate’s licensing eligibility and related records. The lookup provides access to the candidate’s eligibility status, testing results, employment history, standards compliance information, basic training, and in-service training records.

  • Step 3: Review the Candidate’s Eligibility Status

    After completing the individual lookup, the eligibility status will appear. The eligibility status will provide the agency with information on the candidate’s licensing eligibility and expiration date of initial eligibility period. The eligibility status message will provide information to the agency on what is needed for the individual to be licensed.

  • Step 4: Review Reading and Writing Test Results

    From the eligibility status page, the agency will be able to view the candidate’s reading and writing test results. The agency can print the reading and writing test results report and save a copy in the candidate’s background investigation documents.

  • Step 5: Review the Individual Employment History

    The individual employment history can be viewed in MITN and well as printed in a report to be saved in the candidate’s background investigation documents.

    Standards Compliance Reviews
    The standards compliance reviews section will display information if the individual currently has or has previously had a standards compliance review. If this section includes a message to contact the Commission, your agency should contact the Commission for additional information on the context of the standards compliance review.

    Basic Training
    The basic training section will provide information on where and when the candidate attended the basic training academy. Additionally, your agency will be able to view the student record. The student record will provide information on the candidate’s attendance, courses, and exams from the academy.

    Agency Relationship & In-Service Training
    The agency relationship & in-service training section will provide information on all law enforcement agencies that have had a relationship with the candidate, the employment status, the start and end dates of employment, and any training the individual completed while working for that agency.

    Other In-Service Training
    The other in-service training section will show any training the individual completed that is not associated with a specific law enforcement agency.

  • Step 6: Review the Employment Inquiry History

    The individual employment inquiry history is critical during the background investigation. This section will provide information on all law enforcement agencies that have screened the individual or considered the individual for licensing. A background investigator should use this information to reach out to the law enforcement agencies for information on the individual employment, or reason for not employing the individual.

  • Step 7: Verify the Licensing Exam Score Report

    Licensing Exam Score Report
    The score report is printed by the academy graduate after taking the licensing exam.  The report is web-generated by Talogy. The score report must indicate “Pass” and also have a date within one year of the indicated session end date.  Licensing eligibility is not based on the licensing exam date.

    A candidate who fails their initial attempt at the licensing exam is allowed one retest, also within one year of the session end date.  The candidate is not eligible for licensing until attaining a passing score.

    • Sample Passed Licensing Exam Score Report
    • Sample Failed Licensing Exam Score Report