Sec. 1240.
(1) The board of a school district that has a membership of at least 20,000 pupils and that includes in its territory a city with a population of at least 180,000 as of the most recent decennial census may create a law enforcement agency in accordance with and as provided under the public body law enforcement agency act. If the school district is a qualifying school district under part 5a, the chief executive officer of the school district, with the concurrence of the school reform board of the school district, may create a law enforcement agency in accordance with and as provided under the public body law enforcement agency act.
(2) If the board or chief executive officer of a school district creates a law enforcement agency under subsection (1), the board or chief executive officer may grant to law enforcement officers of that law enforcement agency the same powers, immunities, and authority as are granted by law to peace officers and police officers to detect crime and to enforce the criminal laws of this state and to enforce state laws, local ordinances, and the ordinances and regulations of the school district, as provided under the public body law enforcement agency act. Law enforcement officers to whom the authority of peace officers and police officers is granted under that act are considered peace officers of this state and have the authority of police officers provided under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, and as provided under the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.
History: Add. 2004, Act 380, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004
Popular Name: Act 451
Last modified: October 10, 2016