Sec. 8.
The grades and duties of the officers of the department shall be colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, trooper, and policewoman. The officers shall be authorized to carry arms either openly or concealed. Every member of the department shall be subject to orders at any time, the officers shall at all times have the authority to apprehend criminals and preserve law and order. Officers and civilian employees of the department when traveling on duty shall be entitled to transportation upon any railroad, passenger steamboat line, airline, or passenger bus line, upon presentation of a requisition for the transportation signed by the director and the carriers shall be entitled to compensation for transportation furnished out of moneys appropriated for the department.
History: 1935, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 28.8 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 1976
Last modified: October 10, 2016