Michigan § 390.715a - Public safety department; public safety officers.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 390.715a — Public safety department; public safety officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 390.715a. Public safety department; public safety officers.
The board may establish a public safety department and prescribe the powers and duties of the public safety department and prescribe the conditions of employment of its public safety officers. The public safety officers shall be peace officers of this state and shall have the authority of police officers under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The public safety officers shall be vested with the same powers and authority as deputy sheriffs in the county where property of the board is situated, and shall enforce state law and the rules and ordinances of the university.
The jurisdiction of public safety officers shall be limited to the property of the university and public property running through or adjacent to the university.
The public safety officers shall be required to meet the training standards of the Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being sections 28.601 to 28.616 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 390.715a ("Public safety department; public safety officers.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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