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
List of Physical Fitness test dates
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
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
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Public Act 330 was first enacted in 1968 over concerns about the regulation and training of security guards. Effective October 1, 2002, Public Act 473 of 2002, transferred licensing responsibilities from the Department of State Police to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), except in regard to private security police. The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) is responsible for administering the functions of PA 330 of 1968 as it relates to private security police.
By definition, private security police are security guards who are employed by a business organization for the purpose of protecting the premises of that specific employer. Security guard agencies, employing security personnel who provide protection to other business entities, and licensed by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), are not eligible for the security police license or the arrest authority granted in PA 330, Section 30.
Licensed private security police agencies are empowered to hire licensed private security police officers. Licensed private security police officers, also referred to as "arrest authority" security guards, have misdemeanor arrest authority while on active duty, on their employer's premises and in full uniform. One person, usually a security manager, is responsible for licensure and all of the employees that have the "arrest authority." Employees with "arrest authority" must meet minimum requirements related to age, security or law enforcement experience and are subject to completion of a suitable background investigation to ensure the absence of felony convictions and prohibitive misdemeanor convictions.
The law requires licensed private security police officers to be trained as required by the department (MCOLES). Currently, private security police officers are required to be trained in the following areas:
Legal - criminal law and procedure; civil law and diversity
Special Curriculum - including either firearms familiarization or firearms proficiency if carrying firearms and defensive tactics
Critical Incident Curriculum - CPR/first aid; non-violent intervention, and emergency preparedness Patrol Operation
Annual, Mandatory Maintenance Curriculum - first aid; emergency preparedness; legal update; defensive tactics and firearms range qualifications or strategic video training for those who carry firearms
Below is a list of licensed private security police agencies in Michigan:
Ascension Providence Hospital
Ascension St. John Hospital & Medical Center
Corewell Health (Beaumont Health & Spectrum Health Merger)
Detroit Medical Center
Detroit Public Schools Community District
General Motors Company
Henry Ford Health System
Lansing Public Schools
McLaren Flint
Memorial Healthcare
Sparrow Hospital
Trinity Health Hospital (St. Joe) Ann Arbor
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Michigan
Wayne County Community College District
If you have questions regarding the Licensed Private Security Police Officers Act, please contact our office at 517-636-7864, or by email at MSP-MCOLES-PA330@michigan.gov.
