DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

                           BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES

                 PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD AND SECURITY ALARM AGENCIES

                                   GENERAL RULES

(By authority conferred upon the department of labor and economic  growth  by 
Sections 23 and 27 of 1968  PA  330,  MCL  338.1073  and  MCL  338.1077,  and 
executive reorganization order 2003-1, MCL 445.2011.)



R 28.4001   General provisions.
  Rule 1. (1) These  rules  implement  1968  PA  330,  MCL  338.1051  to  MCL 
338.1085, hereinafter referred to as the "act," and apply to all the  private 
security guard and alarm system contractor agencies, hereinafter referred  to 
as "agencies" or "agency,"  listed in section 2(a), (b), (c), (d),  (g),  and 
(h) of the act.
  (2) "Department" means the Michigan department of labor and economic growth.

  History:  1979 AC; 1992 AACS; 2007 AACS.


R 28.4002   Prohibited words in agency names.
  Rule 2. The following words or  terms  in  an  agency  name  shall  not  be 
approved by the department:
  (a) "Police," "sheriff," "deputy," "peace officer," "officer," or "marshal."
  (b) "Michigan," "United States," "US" or  any  other  term  that  could  be 
confused with a federal, state or local governmental entity, or the name of a 
specific city, village, township, or county. However, an owner may use his or 
her own name which is similar to the name of a  city,  village,  township  or 
county if his or her business is remote from the city, village,  township  or 
county with a similar name.
  (c) "Homeland," "Homeland Security "or "National Security."

  History:  1979 AC; 2007 AACS.


R 28.4003   Roster of employees.
  Rule 3. A complete employee  personnel  roster  shall  be  filed  with  the 
department by each agency on a quarterly basis, except that  if  an  agency's 
employee roster is unchanged from the quarterly report filed  in  a  previous 
quarter, as required in section 17(3) of the act, then a statement  that  the 
previous submission has not changed will satisfy  the  report  requirement.
This roster shall be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law.

  History:  1979 AC; 2007 AACS.


R 28.4004  Uniforms.
  Rule 4. (1) All field employees of a licensed agency described in section 2 
of the act  shall  wear  a  uniform.   Minimum  requirements  are  a  uniform 
button-front shirt or polo-style pullover, jacket or overcoat which will have 
the designated patches and emblems required by subrule (2) of this rule.
  (2) A uniform bearing the following emblems and patches will be  acceptable 
to the department:
  (a) Shoulder patches shall be red, bear the name of the agency  in  clearly 
legible white  lettering,  and  may  bear  an  acceptable  agency  design  or 
insignia. The patches shall be of half moon design, not less  than  3  inches 
high and 5 inches wide. A patch shall be worn on each shoulder  of  a  shirt, 
pullover, jacket, or overcoat.
  (b) A breast patch shall be 4 1/2 inches long, 1 inch high,  and  red  with 
white, clearly legible lettering containing the words  "security,"  "security 
guard" or "security alarm," as appropriate.
  (c) An employee may wear an appropriate designation of  his  or  her  rank, 
such as sergeant, on either or both sleeves; and chevrons shall be  red  with 
white piping. If the employee is of commissioned officer rank,  he  may  wear 
the appropriate emblem on the collar  or  shoulders  of  his  uniform  shirt, 
pullover, or jacket.
  (d) If shoulder  straps  (epaulettes)  are  worn  on  the  uniform  shirts, 
pullovers, jackets, or overcoats,  they  shall  be  the  same  color  as  the 
shoulder patches.
  (e) A cap ornament may be worn. It shall not carry the  state  of  Michigan 
seal.  It may carry the rank of the employee and shall have the same name  as 
approved by the department.
  (3) The requirements of subrule (2) of this rule may be met by embroidering 
the information directly  on  the  chest  and  sleeve  of  a  uniform  shirt, 
pullover, jacket or overcoat.
  (4) Any deviation from the requirements of subrule (2) or (3) of this  rule 
requires approval by the department.

  History:  1979 AC; 2007 AACS.


R 28.4005   Badges.
  Rule 5. A  badge  shall  not  be  star-shaped,  nor  shall  it  resemble  a 
law-enforcement personnel badge that could deceive or confuse the public.

  History:  1979 AC; 2007 AACS.


R 28.4006   Names and emblems in advertising.
  Rule 6. (1) An agency shall not solicit or advertise for business with  any 
name other than that approved by the department.  This includes  letterheads, 
vehicles, and similar materials.
  (2) An agency shall not display on a vehicle any  shield,  star,  or  other 
emblem that would be likely to deceive or confuse the public or be  identical 
with an emblem on any law enforcement vehicle.

  History:  1979 AC; AACS.



R 28.4007   Daily supervision of business.
  Rule 7.  As of the effective date of this rule, the license holder for  the 
agency shall be responsible for the daily operation and  supervision  of  the 
agency.  The license holder shall maintain regular hours at  the  address  on 
file with the department.

  History: AACS 2007.