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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.521 (2026)

Police cadet training program; applicability of subsection (2).

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POLICE CADET TRAINING PROGRAM


Act 201 of 1970


38.521 Police cadet training program; applicability of subsection (2).

Sec. 1.

    (1) A city, village, or township that has adopted the provisions of Act No. 78 of the Public Acts of 1935, as amended, being sections 38.501 to 38.518 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may operate a police cadet training program. An applicant for enrollment in the program shall meet all the requirements of that act for a position in the police department, except that the applicant shall be not less than 18 years of age and not more than 31 years of age. A person enrolled in the program shall not fulfill any functions, other than administrative, of a police officer until he or she receives a favorable recommendation from the appointing officer to the civil service commission or to the appointing authority if there is no civil service commission. A police cadet recommended for advancement to police officer shall receive preferential consideration for the position over other applicants. A police cadet shall serve as a cadet for not more than 4 years.

    (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any cadet who is serving as a police cadet on or after March 31, 1983 shall be entitled to serve as a cadet for not more than 8 years. This subsection shall not apply on or after July 1, 1987.

History: 1970, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1970 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1978 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 19, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1985

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1986 · leading case: Arsenault v. Mayor of Taylor, 296 N.W.2d 351 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980).
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Arsenault v. Mayor of Taylor, 296 N.W.2d 351 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “The police cadet training program is governed by MCL 38.521; MSA 5.3372(1), and is funded by the Comprehensive Employment Training Act.”
Schilz v. City of Taylor, 640 F. Supp. 160 (E.D. Mich. 1986). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the statute at issue in Arsenault dealt with the employment rights of state civil servants, Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 38.521, not federal law.”
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