{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.521","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.521","heading":"Police cadet training program; applicability of subsection (2).","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nA 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.\n\nNotwithstanding 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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-201-of-1970"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-521","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9bb92e7e5cf868bff5e502b1e118582fd3e254e520600de1885efc15248bfde3","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1674","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.2801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}