Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)
Section 338.1066 - Unlawful Manufacture of Badge or Shield; Unlawful Display of Badge, Shield, Card, or License; Distribution of Card or License; Buying or Receiving Spurious Identification; Violation; Penalty; Confiscation of Card or License; Separa...

Sec. 16.
A person shall not manufacture a badge or shield which purports to indicate that the holder is a licensed alarm system contractor, alarm system agent, private security guard or agency, or any of those persons as listed, in section 2. A person shall not display for sale a badge, shield, identification card, or certificate of license, by which the holder might mislead the public into thinking that the holder is a licensed alarm system contractor, alarm system agent, or private security guard, or agency. A person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation shall not distribute an identification card or certificate of license in this state except as provided by this act. A person shall not knowingly buy or receive from a source a form of spurious identification as an alarm system contractor, alarm system agent, or a private security guard or agency. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor, and an unauthorized identification card or certificate of license shall be confiscated by a law enforcement officer of the state. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1975

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations

Act 330 of 1968 - Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (338.1051 - 338.1092)

Section 338.1051 - Short Title.

Section 338.1052 - Definitions; Persons Not Subject to Act.

Section 338.1053 - License Required; Permission for Device Delivering Recorded Message to Public Service, Utility, or Police Agency Required; Violation; Penalty.

Section 338.1054 - Issuance of Separate Licenses for Different Security Services; Private Detective or Investigator Services.

Section 338.1055 - License; Issuance; Term; Local License Not Required.

Section 338.1056 - License; Qualifications; Compliance; "Armed Forces" Defined.

Section 338.1056a - License to Operate Private College Security Force; Issuance to Private College or University.

Section 338.1057 - License; Application; References; Investigation; Approval; Nonrenewable Temporary License; Fees; Section Inapplicable to Private College Security Force.

Section 338.1058 - Application; Signature and Verification; Contents; Photographs; Section Inapplicable to Private College Security Force.

Section 338.1059 - License; Issuance; Term; Revocation; Form; Fees; Bond; Additional License for Branch Office; Refunds; Receipt of Completed Application; Issuance of License Within Certain Time Period; Report; Security Business Fund; Service in Arme...

Section 338.1060 - License; Revocation; Grounds; Failure to Pay Fines or Fees; Surrender of License; Misdemeanor.

Section 338.1061 - Refund of Application or License Fee.

Section 338.1062 - Posting Certificate of License.

Section 338.1063 - Change in Name or Location; Report; Failure to Notify Department.

Section 338.1064 - Identification Card; Issuance; Form; Contents; Recall; Custody; Unauthorized Use; Suspension and Reinstatement; Duplicates.

Section 338.1065 - Nonassignability of License.

Section 338.1066 - Unlawful Manufacture of Badge or Shield; Unlawful Display of Badge, Shield, Card, or License; Distribution of Card or License; Buying or Receiving Spurious Identification; Violation; Penalty; Confiscation of Card or License; Separa...

Section 338.1067 - Employees of Licensee; Conduct and Qualifications; Personnel Information; Employee Roster to Be Filed With Department; False Statements or Representations; Revocation of License; Misdemeanor.

Section 338.1067a - Notifying Law Enforcement Agency of Suspected Crime.

Section 338.1068 - Employment of Unqualified Employees; Fingerprints; Fee; Background Check of Prospective Employee; Employment Application; Refusal to Surrender Identification.

Section 338.1069 - Uniform and Insignia; Shoulder Identification Patches or Emblems; Badge or Shield; Deadly Weapons; Tactical Baton.

Section 338.1070 - Confidentiality of Information; False Reports, Penalty.

Section 338.1071 - Violations of Act; Report of Convictions.

Section 338.1072 - Advertising.

Section 338.1073 - Trade Names; Approval.

Section 338.1074 - Compliance With Labor Laws.

Section 338.1075 - Renewal License; Application; Bond; Fee; Date; Form; Approval; Effect of Failure to Renew; Deposit of Fees Into Security Business Fund.

Section 338.1076 - Continuation of Business Upon Death of Licensee; Notice; Sale of Business.

Section 338.1077 - Departmental Agents; Employment, Powers, Rules and Regulations.

Section 338.1078 - Repealed. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001.

Section 338.1079 - Licensure of Private Security Police; Rules; Applicability of Act to Private Security Guards and Police; Use of Pistols.

Section 338.1080 - Private Security Police Officers; Arrest Powers; Limitations.

Section 338.1081 - Training Requirements.

Section 338.1082 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

Section 338.1083 - Installation or Operation of Security Alarm Systems; Requirements.

Section 338.1085 - Repealed. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001.

Section 338.1087 - Applicability of Section to Private College Security Forces; Authorization; Action by Governing Board; Designation of Private College Security Officer; Qualifications; Rules; Fee; Employment as Certified or Licensed Law Enforcement...

Section 338.1087a - Authority and Power as Peace Officer.

Section 338.1088 - Creation of Private College Security Force; Approval of County Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, and City Police Chief.

Section 338.1089 - Power to Make Arrests; Limitation.

Section 338.1090 - Private College Security Force Oversight Committee.

Section 338.1091 - Participation in State, County, or Municipal Retirement System Prohibited; Uniforms, Vehicles, and Badges Distinct From Local Law Enforcement Agency.

Section 338.1092 - Liability Insurance.