AERONAUTICS CODE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN (EXCERPT)
Act 327 of 1945


259.55 Enforcement officers.

Sec. 55.

    (1) The commission may prescribe the duties and conditions of employment of its enforcement officers. The officers shall be law enforcement officers of the state and shall have the authority of police officers as provided by law, except as otherwise provided in this section. The officers shall be vested with power and authority of deputy sheriffs except that such power and authority shall be restricted to the investigation and enforcement of rules promulgated and orders issued by the commission and to the statutes relating to Michigan airports and the Michigan aeronautics code. The officers may issue summons, make arrests, and initiate criminal proceedings against offenders. The commission shall be responsible for all actions of its officers committed under color of their official position and authority.
    (2) A summons issued by the law enforcement officers of the commission for violations of the aeronautics code, the statutes relating to Michigan airports, or the rules and orders promulgated by the commission, shall be answerable before the recorder's court or municipal court of the city in which the violation took place or before the district court in the county, district or political subdivision in which the violation took place.


History: Add. 1976, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976
Admin Rule: R 259.201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.




Rendered 10/8/2024 9:19 AM
Michigan Compiled Laws Complete Through PA 128 of 2024
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