The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may appoint one or more persons to act as special policemen in the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, for the purpose of investigating public assistance fraud relating to the beneficiaries of public assistance in this state. Such appointees, having been sworn, shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and, during such tenure, shall have all the powers conferred on state policemen. They shall, in addition to their duties concerning public assistance cases, be subject to the call of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such emergency service as he may prescribe.
(1971, P.A. 6, S. 1; P.A. 76-334, S. 11, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 129, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 125, 136; P.A. 00-99, S. 76, 154; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: P.A. 76-334 specified that special policemen in division of central collections, department of finance and control have powers of sheriffs and their deputies; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of finance and control with commissioner and department of administrative services, deleting reference to central collections division of the defunct department; P.A. 78-303 deleted references to commissioner and department of administrative services, substituted commissioner of public safety for commissioner of state police pursuant to changes enacted in P.A. 77-614, specified that remaining reference to “department” refers to department of public safety and specified duties of special policemen; P.A. 00-99 deleted reference to sheriffs and their deputies, effective December 1, 2000; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.