Sec. 14.
The council shall adopt rules for the government of the police, prescribe the powers and duties of police officers and other personnel, and invest them with authority necessary for the preservation of quiet and good order in the village. The police shall suppress riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace; arrest any person fleeing from justice; apprehend upon view any person found violating a state law or village ordinance in a manner involving a breach of the peace and, unless the violation constitutes a civil infraction, take the offender before the proper magistrate or officer, to be punished; make complaints before the proper magistrate of any person known or believed by the police to have violated a state law or village ordinance; serve process that may be delivered to the police for that purpose; and generally perform duties required by the council for the good government of the village.
History: Add. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)
3-1895-X - Chapter X Fires and Fire Department. (70.1...70.18)
Section 70.2 - Vehicles and Equipment; Water Supply.
Section 70.3 - Necessary Buildings for Keeping Vehicles and Equipment.
Section 70.4 - Chief of Fire Department; Appointment; Duties; Section Subject to Ordinance.
Section 70.5 - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 70.7, 70.8 - Repealed. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.
Section 70.9 - Building or Structure as Nuisance; Abatement or Removal.
Section 70.10 - Compensation of Officers, Fire Fighters, and Employees; Compensation for Injuries.
Section 70.11 - Authorized Razing of Buildings; Damages; Determination by Jury.
Section 70.12 - Watercraft on Navigable Streams; Regulation.
Section 70.13 - Police Force; Employment; Compliance With Standards.
Section 70.14 - Police Officers; Powers, Duties, and Authority.
Section 70.15 - Police Chief; Nomination; Appointment; Service; Duties.
Section 70.16 - Village Police Officer; Powers Vested; Authority.
Section 70.18 - Department of Public Safety; Creation; Director; Officers; Structure.