The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) has statutory responsibilities assigned under two Michigan laws. Public Act 203 of 1965, requires that the Commission prepare and publish mandatory minimum recruitment, selection and training standards for entry-level law enforcement officers in the state of Michigan. Act 203 also requires the Commission to define categories and clas
Approved Commission Resolutions
MCOLES Recognition of Prior Training & Experience Program (RPTEP)
Eligibility for Licensing as a Law Enforcement Officer and Applicant Documentation
Licensing Standards & Policy and Procedures Manual
MCOLES In-Service Training Standards & Resources
MCOLES Active Duty Firearms Standard
Audio Visual Recording of Custodial Interrogations - Public Act 479 of 2012
Law Enforcement Officer Manual & Model Policy for Domestic Violence and Response to Sexual Assault
Employment & Training History Requests
Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA)
Public Act 330
Michigan's Speed Measurement Standards
Commissioning and Licensing Railroad Police Officers
Public Act 195 of 1966
Information on how to Register In-Service Training Courses in MITN
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No, you may not carry under a LEOSA Certificate in a bar or a casino. If you hold a Michigan Concealed Pistol License that designates you as exempt from pistol free zone restrictions, you may carry in a bar; however, you may not carry concealed weapons in a Michigan casino under a LEOSA Certificate or a Michigan Concealed Pistol License.
When a law enforcement agency hires a new chief, department head, or elects a new sheriff, the following information will need to be submitted to MCOLES:
Submit an executed Law Enforcement Agency User Agreement Addendum signed by your agency head to MCOLES by emailing it to msp-mcoles-licensing@michigan.gov of fax it to 517-636-7886. MCOLES staff will make this change upon notification through the Addendum.
The User Agreement Addendum should reflect the following:
Section I - Provide the agency name, address, telephone and FAX number.
Section II - Indicate the name of the previous agency head. If the former agency head is a sworn law enforcement officer and leaves the agency, a Separation Notice has to be executed through the MCOLES Network and should be faxed to the MCOLES Licensing Services Section. Provide the name of new agency head, effective date, if the individual is working as a fully sworn, licensed law enforcement officer, e-mail address, telephone number, and FAX number.
Section III - Indicate the name of the individual who should be designated as the Single Point of Contact for the Network.
Section IV - Indicate if the new department head wants to retain or rescind operator rights for those individuals that have access to the Network. Upon notification that operator privileges should be rescinded, MCOLES will deactivate those Login IDs. If new Network Operators need to be designated, they will need to fill out an MCOLES Information and Tracking Network (MITN) Operator Agreement, submit the form to MCOLES by emailing it to msp-mcoles-licensing@michigan.gov or faxing it to 517-636-7886 and attend a mandatory MITN Operator training class.
