The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) has statutory responsibilities assigned under two Michigan laws. Public Act 203 of 1965, requires that the Commission prepare and publish mandatory minimum recruitment, selection and training standards for entry-level law enforcement officers in the state of Michigan. Act 203 also requires the Commission to define categories and clas
Approved Commission Resolutions
MCOLES Recognition of Prior Training & Experience Program (RPTEP)
Eligibility for Licensing as a Law Enforcement Officer and Applicant Documentation
Licensing Standards & Policy and Procedures Manual
MCOLES In-Service Training Standards & Resources
MCOLES Active Duty Firearms Standard
Audio Visual Recording of Custodial Interrogations - Public Act 479 of 2012
Licensing Eligibility Extension Requests
Law Enforcement Officer Manual & Model Policy for Domestic Violence and Response to Sexual Assault
Employment & Training History Requests
Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA)
Public Act 330
Michigan's Speed Measurement Standards
Commissioning and Licensing Railroad Police Officers
Public Act 195 of 1966
Information on how to Register In-Service Training Courses in MITN
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As mandated by Public Act 302 of 1982, as amended, the purpose of the law enforcement distribution (LED) program is to annually distribute justice training funds to eligible agencies for in-service criminal justice training of their MCOLES-licensed law enforcement officers.
For the purpose of distributions, an agency's full-time equivalent (FTE) count is determined by the sum of hours worked by all MCOLES-licensed officers as reported by the agency in the prior year's Annual Registration, divided by 2080 and rounded down to the next closest whole number.
The Fall 2025 Law Enforcement Distribution (LED) was released by MCOLES on October 8, 2025. Every eligible agency with an FTE count of two or more received a payment of $209.60 for each FTE. Eligible agencies with an FTE count fewer than two received the minimum distribution of $250.00.
