Michigan Laws 338.1069 – Uniform and insignia; shoulder identification patches or emblems; badge or shield; deadly weapons; tactical baton
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.1069
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, except that in reference to the regulation of private security police and private college security forces, department means the department of state police. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Licensee: means a person licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Person: means an individual, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Private college security force: means a security force authorized under section 37. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Private security guard: means an individual or an employee of an employer who offers, for hire, to provide protection of property on the premises of another, and includes an employee of a private college security force. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Private security police: means that part of a business organization or educational institution primarily responsible for the protection of property on the premises of the business organization, but does not include a private college security force. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Security alarm system: means a detection device or an assembly of equipment and devices that is arranged to signal the presence of a hazard that requires urgent attention and is remotely monitored by a central monitoring system. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Security alarm system agent: means an individual employed by a security alarm system contractor whose duties include the altering, installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, monitoring, responding to, or causing others to respond to a security alarm system. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
- Security alarm system contractor: means a person engaged in the installation, maintenance, alteration, monitoring, or servicing of security alarm systems or who responds to a security alarm system. See Michigan Laws 338.1052
(1) The particular type of uniform and insignia worn by a licensee or his or her employees must be approved by the department and shall not deceive or confuse the public or be identical with that of a law enforcement officer of the federal government, state, or a political subdivision of the state in the community of the license holder. Shoulder identification patches shall be worn on all uniform jackets, coats, and shirts and shall include the name of the licensee or agency. Shoulder identification patches or emblems shall not be less than 3 inches by 5 inches in size.
(2) A badge or shield shall not be worn or carried by a security alarm system agent, private security police officer, private college security force officer, or an employee or licensee of a security alarm system contractor, private security police organization, private college security force, or private security guard agency, unless approved by the director of the department.
(3) A person who is not employed as a security guard shall not display a badge or shield or wear a uniform of a security guard. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(4) A person licensed as a security alarm system contractor, security alarm system agent, or a private security guard or agency is not authorized to carry a deadly weapon unless he or she is licensed to do so in accordance with the laws of this state.
(5) A licensee may authorize his or her employees to carry any commercially available tactical baton.