{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.836","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.836","heading":"Display of unauthorized badge, shield, identification card, or license; violation; penalties.","body":"Sec. 16.\n\n(1) A person shall not possess or display a badge or shield that purports to indicate that the holder is a private detective, private investigator, or professional investigator.\n\n(2) A licensee may request authorization to provide employee identification cards only upon the express authorization of the department as to format and content.\n\n(3) A person shall not display any badge, shield, identification card, or license that might mislead the public into thinking that the holder is a licensed professional investigator.\n\n(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and any unauthorized badge, shield, identification card, or license shall be confiscated by any law enforcement officer of the state. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 338","Act Act-285-of-1965"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-338-836","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d40b7a153359d49de945816b0224f6eb1389e5ec195e2bca0d282c3a9fb16f45","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.835","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.837"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}